Cornbread vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and shortcake different?

Cornbread is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, shortcake is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 35% higher.
Cornbread contains 19 times more cholesterol than shortcake. While cornbread contains 57mg of cholesterol, shortcake contains only 3mg.

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe are the varieties 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

Shortcake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.9%
Contains more IronIron	+37.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.076mg

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

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+133.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~53µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	143mg	35%
Cholesterol	57mg	3mg	18%
Selenium	8.7µg	17µg	15%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	3.632g	11%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.311mg	10%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Iron	1.85mg	2.54mg	9%
Fats	9.58g	14.2g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.272mg	7%
Calcium	135mg	205mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.248mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.07µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	6.045g	6%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.33mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.03mg	4%
Sodium	599mg	506mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.573mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Vitamin A	35µg	18µg	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.48mg	2%
Carbs	54.46g	48.5g	2%
Folate	55µg	53µg	1%
Calories	330kcal	346kcal	1%
Protein	6.59g	6.1g	1%
Potassium	133mg	106mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Copper	0.073mg	0.076mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.772g	0%
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.14mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	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