Cornbread vs. Banana bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cornbread and banana bread

Cornbread has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B5, iron, folate, and vitamin B12; however, banana bread has more vitamin A and selenium.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 48% more.
Cornbread has 6 times more calcium than banana bread. Cornbread has 135mg of calcium, while banana bread has 21mg.
Banana bread is lower in sodium.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index than banana bread.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Bread, banana, prepared from recipe, made with margarine.

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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.

Cornbread

Banana bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+21.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+542.9%
Contains more IronIron	+32.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+91.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+574.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.1%

~equal in Potassium ~134mg

~equal in Copper ~0.072mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.209mg

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.

Cornbread

Banana bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+116%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+130%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+202.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.172mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	58mg	48%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	302mg	13%
Calcium	135mg	21mg	11%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	3.13g	8%
Vitamin A	35µg	106µg	8%
Saturated fat	3.732g	2.237g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.268mg	6%
Selenium	8.7µg	12.1µg	6%
Iron	1.85mg	1.4mg	6%
Folate	55µg	33µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.15mg	5%
Protein	6.59g	4.3g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.1µg	5%
Fiber	2.3g	1.1g	5%
Cholesterol	57mg	43mg	5%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	1.446mg	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.35mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.48g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.172mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.2mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.7mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	14mg	1%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.209mg	1%
Fats	9.58g	10.5g	1%
Calories	330kcal	326kcal	0%
Carbs	54.46g	54.6g	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	53.5g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	134mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Copper	0.073mg	0.072mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.053mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.15mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.182mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.327mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.18mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.094mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.218mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.209mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.113mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.076g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.043g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.726g		N/A