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Chicken meat vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken meat and cornmeal

  • Chicken meat has more selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B5, while cornmeal has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B2.
  • Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 51% higher.
  • Chicken meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of chicken meat is 0, while the glycemic index of cornmeal is 68.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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 +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57%
Contains more ZincZinc +193.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more IronIron +246%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +770%

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% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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 AVitamin A +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +329.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +666.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +774.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +127.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +4080%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 5µg 209µg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.551mg 41%
Protein 27.3g 7.11g 40%
Iron 1.26mg 4.36mg 39%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Cholesterol 88mg 0mg 29%
Carbs 0g 79.45g 26%
Selenium 23.9µg 10.5µg 24%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 4.968mg 22%
Fats 13.6g 1.75g 18%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.182mg 17%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.24mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.9g 16%
Saturated fat 3.79g 0.22g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.382mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 0.828g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Zinc 1.94mg 0.66mg 12%
Phosphorus 182mg 99mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 0.39g 12%
Choline 65.9mg 8.6mg 10%
Calories 239kcal 370kcal 7%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.174mg 7%
Vitamin A 48µg 11µg 4%
Sodium 82mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 223mg 142mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.12mg 1%
Copper 0.066mg 0.076mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 75.55g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 1.61g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 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 +284%
Contains more FatsFats +677.1%
Contains more WaterWater +431.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~0.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 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 +1269.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +258.7%
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. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/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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