Gingerbread vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between gingerbread and pastry

Gingerbread has more vitamin B6, magnesium, and potassium; however, pastry is higher in fats, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, and folate.
Pastry covers your daily need for fats 33% more than gingerbread.
The glycemic index of gingerbread is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+337.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+610%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+619.7%
Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+71.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

Contains more ZincZinc	+35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.5%

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+804.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+139.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+136.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	21.597g	36%
Fats	16.4g	38.1g	33%
Saturated fat	4.122g	9.643g	25%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.398mg	17%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	4.168mg	15%
Selenium	16.3µg	24.2µg	14%
Magnesium	70mg	16mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.021mg	13%
Vitamin K		16.1µg	13%
Cholesterol	32mg	0mg	11%
Potassium	439mg	61mg	11%
Folate	33µg	78µg	11%
Calories	356kcal	551kcal	10%
Copper	0.195mg	0.114mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.283mg	9%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.488mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0mg	8%
Protein	3.9g	7.3g	7%
Calcium	71mg	10mg	6%
Fiber		1.5g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	4.894g	5%
Iron	2.88mg	2.56mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.54mg	4%
Sodium	327mg	249mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	49.2g	45.1g	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.53mg	1%
Phosphorus	54mg	60mg	1%
Choline		6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar		0.74g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.156mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0g	N/A