Cornbread vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between cornbread and pancake?
- Cornbread is richer in phosphorus and monounsaturated fat, yet pancake is richer in selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 33% higher.
- Cornbread has 2 times more saturated fat than pancake. Cornbread has 3.732g of saturated fat, while pancake has 2.122g.
We used Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe types in this comparison.
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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.
Contains more CopperCopper | +49% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +19.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +145.9% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +62.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -26.7% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +71.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +27.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +43% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +84.8% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +44.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +54.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +60.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Phosphorus | 391mg | 159mg | 33% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.963g | 4.447g | 17% |
Starch | 35.66g | 15% | |
Choline | 58.7mg | 11% | |
Selenium | 8.7µg | 14.9µg | 11% |
Fiber | 2.3g | 9% | |
Carbs | 54.46g | 28.3g | 9% |
Calcium | 135mg | 219mg | 8% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.175mg | 0.281mg | 8% |
Sodium | 599mg | 439mg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 3.732g | 2.122g | 7% |
Calories | 330kcal | 227kcal | 5% |
Folate | 55µg | 38µg | 4% |
Vitamin B3 | 2.004mg | 1.567mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.579mg | 0.405mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 3% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 3.494g | 2.474g | 3% |
Vitamin K | 3.7µg | 3% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.085mg | 0.046mg | 3% |
Copper | 0.073mg | 0.049mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 35µg | 54µg | 2% |
Zinc | 0.67mg | 0.56mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.19mg | 0.201mg | 1% |
Iron | 1.85mg | 1.8mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.222mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 57mg | 59mg | 1% |
Protein | 6.59g | 6.4g | 0% |
Fats | 9.58g | 9.7g | 0% |
Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 52.16g | 28.3g | N/A |
Magnesium | 17mg | 16mg | 0% |
Potassium | 133mg | 132mg | 0% |
Sugar | 16.05g | N/A | |
Vitamin B12 | 0.23µg | 0.22µg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.224g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.059mg | 0.08mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.226mg | 0.237mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.265mg | 0.297mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.658mg | 0.513mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.324mg | 0.321mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.157mg | 0.147mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.343mg | 0.319mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.334mg | 0.335mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.167mg | 0.152mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.2g | 0% | |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.007g | 0.005g | 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 |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +92.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +95.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +19.5% |
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Protein
~6.4g
~equal in
Fats
~9.7g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +41.2% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -43.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +126.5% |