Cornbread vs. Pecan pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and pecan pie different?

Cornbread is richer in phosphorus, calcium, folate, and vitamin B3, while pecan pie is higher in manganese, copper, and selenium.
Cornbread covers your daily need for phosphorus, 42% more than pecan pie.
Cornbread contains 4 times more calcium than pecan pie. Cornbread contains 135mg of calcium, while pecan pie contains 32mg.
Pecan pie is lower in sodium.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index (76) than pecan pie (59).

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe 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

Pecan pie

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.9%
Contains more IronIron	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+316%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+189%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.9%

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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

Pecan pie

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+136.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+134.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.188mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.18mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	94mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	5.71g	25%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.712mg	21%
Fats	9.58g	22.2g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	11.181g	19%
Sodium	599mg	262mg	15%
Copper	0.073mg	0.211mg	15%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Cholesterol	57mg	87mg	10%
Calcium	135mg	32mg	10%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Folate	55µg	26µg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	0.847mg	7%
Selenium	8.7µg	12µg	6%
Vitamin A	35µg	82µg	5%
Iron	1.85mg	1.48mg	5%
Calories	330kcal	412kcal	4%
Protein	6.59g	4.9g	3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.17µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Zinc	0.67mg	1.02mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.479mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.06mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	26mg	2%
Carbs	54.46g	52.2g	1%
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.989g	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	52.2g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.188mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.18mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.069mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.189mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.223mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.372mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.248mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.125mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.25mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.116mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.008g	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