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Gingerbread (Lebkuchen): carbohydrates

Values per 100 g of “Lebkuchen”, from the Swiss Food Composition Database.

Carbohydrate per 100 g
68.7g
For 10 g of carbs
14.6g
For 1 bread unit (12 g)
17.5g

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Carbohydrate
68.7g
of which sugars
33.8 g
Bread units (12 g)
5.7

Carbohydrate: 68.7 g, or 5.7 bread units.

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Nutrition values

Nutrition values per 100 g
Gingerbread (Lebkuchen)Per 100 g
Energy1,380 kJ / 326 kcal
Fat1.3 g
of which saturates0.4 g
Available carbohydrate68.7 g
of which sugars33.8 g
Starch32.7 g
Dietary fibre2.7 g
Protein7 g
Salt0.3 g
Alcohol0.9 g
Water19.9 g

Its carbohydrate comes from both sugars and starch. How to read these values

Breakdown of the carbohydrate
  • Sugars 49%
  • Starch 48%
  • Other 3%

Source: Swiss Food Composition Database, version 7.1, Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO). naehrwertdaten.ch

Similar foods

Same category of the Swiss database (Sweets › Other sweet pastries), in grams of carbohydrate per 100 g.

  • Gingerbread (Lebkuchen) (this page)68.7
  • Biber (Ginger bread type, filled with almond and/or hazelnut)65.1
  • Rascal (Shortbread cookie with jam)60.3
  • Birnwegge, pastry with pear57.2
  • Madeleine biscuit (with vegetable oil)55.1
  • Nut roll with yeast dough54.9
  • Waffle36.1

All foods in the “Cakes and biscuits” group

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