Gingerbread vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are gingerbread and pie crust different?

Gingerbread is richer in manganese, copper, magnesium, and potassium, while pie crust is higher in fats, folate, vitamin B1, and selenium.
Pie crust covers your daily need for fats 23% more than gingerbread.
Gingerbread contains 7 times more potassium than pie crust. Gingerbread contains 439mg of potassium, while pie crust contains 64mg.
Gingerbread is lower in saturated fat.

Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix 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

Pie crust

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+366.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+585.9%
Contains more IronIron	+29.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+160%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.8%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+59.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+40.5%

~equal in Zinc ~0.4mg

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

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+196.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+106.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+56.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+215.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	17.887g	27%
Fats	16.4g	31.4g	23%
Sodium	327mg	753mg	19%
Folate	33µg	104µg	18%
Saturated fat	4.122g	7.974g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.392mg	17%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.315mg	16%
Magnesium	70mg	15mg	13%
Copper	0.195mg	0.075mg	13%
Selenium	16.3µg	22.9µg	12%
Cholesterol	32mg	0mg	11%
Potassium	439mg	64mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.064mg	10%
Calories	356kcal	518kcal	8%
Iron	2.88mg	2.22mg	8%
Protein	3.9g	6.9g	6%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.727mg	6%
Phosphorus	54mg	86mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.213mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin A	14µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.268mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	3.968g	2%
Carbs	49.2g	52.1g	1%
Calcium	71mg	61mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	751kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	49.2g	52.1g	N/A
Zinc	0.39mg	0.4mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.08mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.255mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.476mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.133mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.339mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.289mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.146mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0g	N/A