Cornbread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and sweet roll different?

Cornbread is higher in phosphorus and calcium; however, sweet roll is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 45% higher.
Cornbread contains 2 times more sodium than sweet roll. While cornbread contains 599mg of sodium, sweet roll contains only 304mg.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than cornbread (76).

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins 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

Sweet roll

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.8%
Contains more IronIron	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+414.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+64.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+42.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+290.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	76mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	7.473g	37%
Selenium	8.7µg	17µg	15%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	304mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.324mg	11%
Fats	9.58g	16.4g	10%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	1.99mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.265mg	7%
Calcium	135mg	72mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.14µg	4%
Folate	55µg	72µg	4%
Iron	1.85mg	1.6mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.406mg	3%
Choline	58.7mg	41.3mg	3%
Cholesterol	57mg	66mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.079g	3%
Vitamin A	35µg	62µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.797g	3%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.3mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.384mg	2%
Calories	330kcal	372kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.107mg	2%
Copper	0.073mg	0.088mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	2mg	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.59mg	1%
Protein	6.59g	6.2g	1%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	4.4µg	1%
Potassium	133mg	111mg	1%
Carbs	54.46g	50.9g	1%
Net carbs	52.16g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	31.73g	N/A
Fiber	2.3g	2.4g	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.145mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.004g	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