Gingerbread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gingerbread and sweet roll

Gingerbread has more manganese, iron, magnesium, copper, potassium, and vitamin B6; however, sweet roll has more vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B2.
Gingerbread's daily need coverage for manganese is 17% more.
Gingerbread has 4 times more magnesium than sweet roll. Gingerbread has 70mg of magnesium, while sweet roll has 17mg.
Gingerbread is lower in cholesterol.
Gingerbread has a higher glycemic index than sweet roll.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+311.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+295.5%
Contains more IronIron	+80%
Contains more CopperCopper	+121.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+127.7%

Contains more ZincZinc	+51.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.7%

~equal in Calcium ~72mg

~equal in Sodium ~304mg

~equal in Selenium ~17µg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+77.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+342.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+133.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+118.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.406mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.216g	7.473g	22%
Manganese	0.683mg	0.3mg	17%
Iron	2.88mg	1.6mg	16%
Magnesium	70mg	17mg	13%
Vitamin E		1.99mg	13%
Copper	0.195mg	0.088mg	12%
Cholesterol	32mg	66mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.324mg	11%
Potassium	439mg	111mg	10%
Fiber		2.4g	10%
Folate	33µg	72µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.162mg	0.265mg	8%
Choline		41.3mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.107mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	7.124g	4.797g	6%
Protein	3.9g	6.2g	5%
Vitamin A	14µg	62µg	5%
Saturated fat	4.122g	3.079g	5%
Vitamin B3	1.738mg	2.384mg	4%
Vitamin K		4.4µg	4%
Phosphorus	54mg	76mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.06µg	0.14µg	3%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	2mg	2%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.59mg	2%
Calories	356kcal	372kcal	1%
Carbs	49.2g	50.9g	1%
Sodium	327mg	304mg	1%
Selenium	16.3µg	17µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.375mg	0.406mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	913kcal	600kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	28g	27g	N/A
Fats	16.4g	16.4g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.8	4	N/A
Net carbs	49.2g	48.5g	N/A
Calcium	71mg	72mg	0%
Sugar		31.73g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.047mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.124mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.151mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.279mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.131mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.08mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.195mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.173mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.087mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.003g	0.004g	N/A