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Cornmeal vs. Nougat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornmeal and nougat different?

  • Cornmeal is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B6, while nougat is higher in vitamin E and copper.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily need for folate, 51% more than nougat.
  • Cornmeal contains 42 times more vitamin B1 than nougat. Cornmeal contains 0.551mg of vitamin B1, while nougat contains 0.013mg.
  • Cornmeal is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index (68) than nougat (32).

Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Candies, nougat, with almonds 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.
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 23% 9.6% 9.3% 22% 45% 11% 24% 4.3% 40% 14%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.2%
Contains more IronIron +639%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +303.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +76.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +74.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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 1% 0% 55% 0% 3.3% 34% 9% 3.6% 4.6% 1.3% 0% 3.8% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +939.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +810%
Contains more FolateFolate +4080%
Contains more CholineCholine +68.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Nougat DV% diff.
Folate 209µg 5µg 51%
Iron 4.36mg 0.59mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.013mg 45%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.478mg 28%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.77mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.148mg 18%
Selenium 10.5µg 2.6µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.02mg 12%
Protein 7.11g 3.33g 8%
Saturated fat 0.22g 1.667g 7%
Copper 0.076mg 0.134mg 6%
Phosphorus 99mg 55mg 6%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.304mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0g 6%
Carbs 79.45g 92.39g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.06mg 4%
Calcium 3mg 32mg 3%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.42mg 2%
Fiber 3.9g 3.3g 2%
Choline 8.6mg 5.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0g 1%
Calories 370kcal 398kcal 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 7mg 33mg 1%
Potassium 142mg 105mg 1%
Fats 1.75g 1.67g 0%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 75.55g 89.09g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 1.61g 44.97g N/A
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.01µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 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
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3% 2% 92% 2%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 92.39 g
Water: 2.15 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.5%
Contains more WaterWater +420%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
~equal in Fats ~1.67g
~equal in Other ~0.46g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
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Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Nougat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169060/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.