Gingerbread vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and irish soda bread different?

Gingerbread is richer in fats, manganese, magnesium, vitamin B6, and copper, while irish soda bread is higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and protein.
Gingerbread covers your daily need for fats 18% more than irish soda bread.
Gingerbread contains 4 times more saturated fat than irish soda bread. Gingerbread contains 4.122g of saturated fat, while irish soda bread contains 1.111g.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index (86) than irish soda bread (69).

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Irish soda bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+204.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+65%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+46.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+111.1%

~equal in Iron ~2.69mg

~equal in Selenium ~16µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Gingerbread

Irish soda bread

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+128.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	16.4g	5g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	1.478g	18%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.355mg	14%
Saturated fat	4.122g	1.111g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	1.999g	13%
Magnesium	70mg	23mg	11%
Fiber		2.6g	10%
Phosphorus	54mg	114mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.298mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.269mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.083mg	8%
Copper	0.195mg	0.13mg	7%
Protein	3.9g	6.6g	5%
Cholesterol	32mg	18mg	5%
Potassium	439mg	266mg	5%
Vitamin A	14µg	48µg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.405mg	4%
Folate	33µg	47µg	4%
Calories	356kcal	290kcal	3%
Sodium	327mg	398mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.25mg	3%
Carbs	49.2g	56g	2%
Iron	2.88mg	2.69mg	2%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.57mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.8mg	1%
Calcium	71mg	81mg	1%
Selenium	16.3µg	16µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	439kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	3.1	N/A
Net carbs	49.2g	53.4g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.05µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.201mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.234mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.436mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.138mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.159mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.002g	N/A