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Apple pie vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between apple pie and cornmeal

  • Apple pie has less folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily folate needs 51% more than apple pie.
  • Cornmeal contains 38 times less sodium than apple pie. Apple pie contains 266mg of sodium, while cornmeal contains 7mg.
  • The glycemic index of cornmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +357.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +118.5%
Contains more IronIron +260.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +312.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
~equal in Manganese ~0.174mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +141.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +101.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +378.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +5125%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Apple pie Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 4µg 209µg 51%
Iron 1.21mg 4.36mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.134mg 0.551mg 35%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 1.123mg 4.968mg 24%
Selenium 10.5µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.158mg 0.382mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.797g 0.22g 16%
Carbs 34g 79.45g 15%
Fats 11g 1.75g 14%
Phosphorus 24mg 99mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.038mg 0.182mg 11%
Sodium 266mg 7mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.388g 0.39g 10%
Protein 1.9g 7.11g 10%
Fiber 1.6g 3.9g 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.198g 0.828g 9%
Calories 237kcal 370kcal 7%
Magnesium 7mg 32mg 6%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.66mg 5%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.046mg 0.076mg 3%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Vitamin A 29µg 11µg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.119mg 0.24mg 2%
Potassium 65mg 142mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 32.4g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Manganese 0.182mg 0.174mg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.01µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.073mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.129mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.07mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.032mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.088mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.084mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.038mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more FatsFats +528.6%
Contains more WaterWater +366.9%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +274.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +133.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1025.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +165.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/nutrients
  2. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.