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Cardamom vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cardamom and cornmeal different?

  • Cardamom is richer in manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, copper, and potassium, while cornmeal is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B3.
  • Cardamom covers your daily need for manganese, 1210% more than cornmeal.
  • Cardamom contains 128 times more calcium than cornmeal. Cardamom contains 383mg of calcium, while cornmeal contains 3mg.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index (68) than cardamom (0).

Spices, cardamom and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow types were used 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 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 MagnesiumMagnesium +615.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12666.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +688%
Contains more IronIron +220.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +403.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1031.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +79.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15992%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.1%

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 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 B6Vitamin B6 +26.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +178.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +109.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +350.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cardamom Cornmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.174mg 1210%
Iron 13.97mg 4.36mg 120%
Fiber 28g 3.9g 96%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.66mg 62%
Folate 209µg 52%
Magnesium 229mg 32mg 47%
Calcium 383mg 3mg 38%
Copper 0.383mg 0.076mg 34%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.551mg 29%
Potassium 1119mg 142mg 29%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 4.968mg 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Selenium 10.5µg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.382mg 15%
Phosphorus 178mg 99mg 11%
Fats 6.7g 1.75g 8%
Protein 10.76g 7.11g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 5%
Carbs 68.47g 79.45g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.182mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.828g 3%
Calories 311kcal 370kcal 3%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.22g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.39g 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Sodium 18mg 7mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 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 +51.3%
Contains more FatsFats +282.9%
Contains more OtherOther +1035.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16%
Contains more WaterWater +35%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 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 +123.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.6%

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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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.