Cornbread vs. Chocolate brownie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cornbread and chocolate brownie?

Cornbread is higher in phosphorus, calcium, folate, and vitamin B3, yet chocolate brownie is higher in copper, manganese, vitamin A, and magnesium.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 37% more.
Cornbread has 2 times more calcium than chocolate brownie. While cornbread has 135mg of calcium, chocolate brownie has only 57mg.
The amount of sodium in chocolate brownie is lower.
The glycemic index of chocolate brownie is lower.

We used Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cookies, brownies, prepared from recipe types 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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+136.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+196.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+32.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+431.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+164.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.84mg

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

Chocolate brownie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+104.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+89.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+402.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.19mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	9.412g	50%
Phosphorus	391mg	132mg	37%
Copper	0.073mg	0.388mg	35%
Fats	9.58g	29.1g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	10.839g	18%
Saturated fat	3.732g	7.319g	16%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.587mg	16%
Vitamin A	35µg	176µg	16%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	343mg	11%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Magnesium	17mg	53mg	9%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Calcium	135mg	57mg	8%
Calories	330kcal	466kcal	7%
Folate	55µg	29µg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	0.982mg	6%
Selenium	8.7µg	11.5µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.328mg	5%
Cholesterol	57mg	73mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.141mg	4%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.16µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.97mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.19mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.094mg	1%
Protein	6.59g	6.2g	1%
Potassium	133mg	176mg	1%
Carbs	54.46g	50.2g	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	50.2g	N/A
Iron	1.85mg	1.84mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.078mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.228mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.283mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.298mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.006g	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