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Celery vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between celery and cornmeal

  • Celery has more vitamin K; however, cornmeal is higher in iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B6.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily iron needs 52% more than celery.
  • The glycemic index of cornmeal is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Celery, raw 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
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 +1233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more IronIron +2080%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +407.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +312.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +68.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2525%

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.
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
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 +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2523.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +570.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1452.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +145.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +480.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +41%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.24mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Cornmeal DV% diff.
Iron 0.2mg 4.36mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.551mg 44%
Folate 36µg 209µg 43%
Starch 0g 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 4.968mg 29%
Carbs 2.97g 79.45g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.382mg 25%
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0µg 24%
Selenium 0.4µg 10.5µg 18%
Calories 16kcal 370kcal 18%
Protein 0.69g 7.11g 13%
Phosphorus 24mg 99mg 11%
Fiber 1.6g 3.9g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.182mg 8%
Copper 0.035mg 0.076mg 5%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.66mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.828g 5%
Magnesium 11mg 32mg 5%
Calcium 40mg 3mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.174mg 3%
Sodium 80mg 7mg 3%
Potassium 260mg 142mg 3%
Fats 0.17g 1.75g 2%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.22g 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 22µg 11µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.39g 1%
Net carbs 1.37g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.34g 1.61g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.24mg 0%
Choline 6.1mg 8.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 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 WaterWater +753.6%
Contains more OtherOther +45.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +930.4%
Contains more FatsFats +929.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2575.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1118.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +948.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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6% 30% 28% 36%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.08 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.48 g
98%
Starch: 73.3 g
Sucrose: 0.68 g
Glucose: 0.56 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.19 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more FructoseFructose +117.6%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +750%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +40%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.

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