Cornbread vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and wheat Bread different?

Cornbread is richer in phosphorus, while wheat Bread is higher in manganese, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and copper.
Wheat Bread covers your daily need for manganese, 50% more than cornbread.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index (76) than wheat Bread (60).

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Bread, wheat, toasted 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.

Cornbread

Wheat Bread

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+108%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+247.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.7%
Contains more IronIron	+121.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+171.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+119.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+520.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+283.9%

~equal in Sodium ~601mg

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

Wheat Bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+165.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+131.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+211.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+54.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+56.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.222mg	1.377mg	50%
Selenium	8.7µg	33.4µg	45%
Phosphorus	391mg	188mg	29%
Iron	1.85mg	4.09mg	28%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	6.25mg	27%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.439mg	21%
Cholesterol	57mg	0mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.382mg	16%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Copper	0.073mg	0.198mg	14%
Protein	6.59g	12.96g	13%
Saturated fat	3.732g	0.989g	12%
Magnesium	17mg	59mg	10%
Fiber	2.3g	4.7g	10%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0µg	10%
Folate	55µg	86µg	8%
Fats	9.58g	4.27g	8%
Zinc	0.67mg	1.47mg	7%
Choline	58.7mg	22.1mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	1.019g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.153mg	5%
Vitamin A	35µg	0µg	4%
Potassium	133mg	223mg	3%
Calcium	135mg	165mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.24mg	2%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	5.7µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.456mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	1.72g	2%
Calories	330kcal	313kcal	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Carbs	54.46g	55.77g	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	51.07g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g	6.42g	N/A
Sodium	599mg	601mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.092mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.299mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.258mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.461mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.315mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.31mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.15mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.076g	0.161g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.043g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.726g		N/A