Cornbread vs. Cheese sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cornbread and cheese sandwich?

Cornbread has less manganese, selenium, fats, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, copper, and iron than cheese sandwich.
Cheese sandwich's daily need coverage for manganese is 37% higher.
Cornbread has 8 times more cholesterol than cheese sandwich. Cornbread has 57mg of cholesterol, while cheese sandwich has 7mg.
Cheese sandwich has a lower glycemic index than cornbread.

We used Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornbread

Cheese sandwich

Contains less SodiumSodium

-28.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+217.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+130.1%
Contains more IronIron	+41.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+119.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+387.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+179.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~382mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornbread

Cheese sandwich

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+91.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+207.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.622mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	9.166g	48%
Manganese	0.222mg	1.083mg	37%
Selenium	8.7µg	24.3µg	28%
Fats	9.58g	25g	24%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.427mg	19%
Cholesterol	57mg	7mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	10.351g	17%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.358mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.261mg	14%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Iron	1.85mg	2.62mg	10%
Copper	0.073mg	0.16mg	10%
Sodium	599mg	839mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Magnesium	17mg	54mg	9%
Calories	330kcal	497kcal	8%
Calcium	135mg	204mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	3.185mg	7%
Protein	6.59g	9.8g	6%
Potassium	133mg	306mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.12µg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Fiber	2.3g	3.1g	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	1.5mg	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.87mg	2%
Vitamin A	35µg	21µg	2%
Folate	55µg	64µg	2%
Saturated fat	3.732g	4.129g	2%
Carbs	54.46g	58.2g	1%
Phosphorus	391mg	382mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.622mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	507kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	4.7	N/A
Net carbs	52.16g	55.1g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.13mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.298mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.383mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.698mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.344mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.167mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.472mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.438mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.219mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g		N/A