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Wheat Bread vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wheat Bread and cornmeal?

  • Wheat Bread is higher in manganese, selenium, calcium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and zinc, yet cornmeal is higher in folate and vitamin B1.
  • Wheat Bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 52% more.
  • Wheat Bread has 86 times more sodium than cornmeal. While wheat Bread has 601mg of sodium, cornmeal has only 7mg.

We used Bread, wheat, toasted and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow types in this article.

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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +84.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +122.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +691.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +218.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
~equal in Iron ~4.36mg

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +90%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +157%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19%
Contains more FolateFolate +143%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.382mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Cornmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 1.377mg 0.174mg 52%
Selenium 33.4µg 10.5µg 42%
Folate 86µg 209µg 31%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Sodium 601mg 7mg 26%
Calcium 165mg 3mg 16%
Copper 0.198mg 0.076mg 14%
Phosphorus 188mg 99mg 13%
Protein 12.96g 7.11g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.551mg 9%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 4.968mg 8%
Carbs 55.77g 79.45g 8%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.66mg 7%
Magnesium 59mg 32mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.828g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.24mg 4%
Fats 4.27g 1.75g 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.22g 3%
Calories 313kcal 370kcal 3%
Iron 4.09mg 4.36mg 3%
Fiber 4.7g 3.9g 3%
Choline 22.1mg 8.6mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.39g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.182mg 2%
Potassium 223mg 142mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 51.07g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 1.61g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.382mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 ProteinProtein +82.3%
Contains more FatsFats +144%
Contains more WaterWater +116.7%
Contains more OtherOther +443.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 +161.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +107.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.8%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.