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Cornmeal vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cornmeal and beer

  • Beer has less iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily iron needs 54% more than beer.
  • The glycemic index of beer is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +425.9%
Contains more IronIron +21700%
Contains more CopperCopper +1420%
Contains more ZincZinc +6500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +607.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1650%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10920%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1428%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +868.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +485.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +295.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3383.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Beer DV% diff.
Iron 4.36mg 0.02mg 54%
Folate 209µg 6µg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.005mg 46%
Starch 73.3g 0g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.513mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.025mg 27%
Carbs 79.45g 3.55g 25%
Selenium 10.5µg 0.6µg 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Calories 370kcal 43kcal 16%
Protein 7.11g 0.46g 13%
Phosphorus 99mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.046mg 10%
Copper 0.076mg 0.005mg 8%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.008mg 7%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.01mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.041mg 4%
Potassium 142mg 27mg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0g 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0g 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 3.55g N/A
Calcium 3mg 4mg 0%
Sugar 1.61g 0g N/A
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Choline 8.6mg 10.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1445.7%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2138%
Contains more WaterWater +722.5%
Contains more OtherOther +690.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.