Cornbread vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cornbread and dinner rolls

Cornbread has more phosphorus; however, dinner rolls are higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and folate.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 38% more than dinner rolls.
Dinner rolls contain 14 times less cholesterol than cornbread. Cornbread contains 57mg of cholesterol, while dinner rolls contain 4mg.
The glycemic index of cornbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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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

Dinner rolls

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+220.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31.9%
Contains more IronIron	+101.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+84.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+208%

~equal in Potassium ~139mg

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

Dinner rolls

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+186.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	122mg	38%
Selenium	8.7µg	26.8µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.526mg	28%
Iron	1.85mg	3.72mg	23%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	5.367mg	21%
Cholesterol	57mg	4mg	18%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.582mg	16%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.374mg	15%
Folate	55µg	101µg	12%
Saturated fat	3.732g	1.375g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Protein	6.59g	10.86g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g	0.224g	9%
Choline	58.7mg	14.6mg	8%
Copper	0.073mg	0.135mg	7%
Sodium	599mg	467mg	6%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	10.6µg	6%
Fats	9.58g	6.47g	5%
Calcium	135mg	178mg	4%
Vitamin A	35µg	1µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.13µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	1.881g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	2.509g	4%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.99mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.452mg	3%
Magnesium	17mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.28mg	2%
Calories	330kcal	310kcal	1%
Carbs	54.46g	52.04g	1%
Fiber	2.3g	2g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.097mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	285kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	3.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	50.04g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	139mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	5.55g	N/A
Trans fat	0.224g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.286mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.729mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.506mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.401mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.222mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.001g	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	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g	0g	N/A