Cornmeal vs. Brunost — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cornmeal and brunost

Cornmeal has more folate and iron, while brunost has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, calcium, and potassium.
Brunost covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 101% more than cornmeal.
Cornmeal contains 42 times more folate than brunost. While cornmeal contains 209µg of folate, brunost contains only 5µg.
The amount of saturated fat in cornmeal is lower.
Brunost has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of brunost is 27, while the glycemic index of cornmeal is 68.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Cheese, gjetost.

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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.

Cornmeal

Brunost

Contains more IronIron	+738.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+335%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+118.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+892.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+348.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.1%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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.

Cornmeal

Brunost

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+511.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+4080%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2936.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+261.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1296.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.42µg	101%
Saturated fat	0.22g	19.16g	86%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	1.382mg	77%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	3.351mg	62%
Folate	209µg	5µg	51%
Phosphorus	99mg	444mg	49%
Iron	4.36mg	0.52mg	48%
Fats	1.75g	29.51g	43%
Calcium	3mg	400mg	40%
Potassium	142mg	1409mg	37%
Vitamin A	11µg	334µg	36%
Cholesterol	0mg	94mg	31%
Starch	73.3g		30%
Sodium	7mg	600mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.968mg	0.813mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.551mg	0.315mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	0.39g	7.879g	19%
Fiber	3.9g	0g	16%
Carbs	79.45g	42.65g	12%
Magnesium	32mg	70mg	9%
Selenium	10.5µg	14.5µg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.271mg	7%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.04mg	6%
Calories	370kcal	466kcal	5%
Protein	7.11g	9.65g	5%
Zinc	0.66mg	1.14mg	4%
Choline	8.6mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.828g	0.938g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	520kcal	483kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	21g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.5	0.46	N/A
Net carbs	75.55g	42.65g	N/A
Sugar	1.61g		N/A
Copper	0.076mg	0.08mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.135mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.393mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.519mg	0%
Leucine	1.006mg	0.992mg	0%
Lysine	0.105mg	0.814mg	0%
Methionine	0.162mg	0.318mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.366mg	0.54mg	0%
Valine	0.337mg	0.765mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.293mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%