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Cornmeal vs. Cocoa bean — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornmeal and cocoa bean different?

  • Cornmeal is richer in folate, while cocoa bean is higher in copper, manganese, iron, magnesium, fiber, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
  • Cocoa bean covers your daily need for copper, 392% more than cornmeal.
  • Cornmeal contains 7 times more folate than cocoa bean. Cornmeal contains 209µg of folate, while cocoa bean contains 32µg.
  • Cornmeal is lower in saturated fat.

Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened, processed with alkali 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 340% 33% 221% 582% 1202% 174% 312% 2.5% 487% 72%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1387.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1666.9%
Contains more IronIron +256%
Contains more CopperCopper +4646.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +865.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +635.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2047.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25.7%

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%
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% 2% 0% 28% 106% 45% 15% 27% 0% 6% 24% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +20%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +107%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +553.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.254mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Cocoa bean DV% diff.
Copper 0.076mg 3.607mg 392%
Manganese 0.174mg 3.737mg 155%
Iron 4.36mg 15.52mg 140%
Magnesium 32mg 476mg 106%
Fiber 3.9g 29.8g 104%
Phosphorus 99mg 728mg 90%
Potassium 142mg 2509mg 70%
Zinc 0.66mg 6.37mg 52%
Folate 209µg 32µg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.11mg 37%
Saturated fat 0.22g 7.76g 34%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Protein 7.11g 18.1g 22%
Caffeine 0mg 78mg 20%
Fats 1.75g 13.1g 17%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 2.4mg 16%
Calcium 3mg 111mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 4.39g 10%
Calories 370kcal 220kcal 8%
Carbs 79.45g 58.3g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.46mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.118mg 5%
Selenium 10.5µg 13.2µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.42g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.4µg 2%
Sodium 7mg 19mg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 11.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 28.5g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 1.76g N/A
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.254mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.271mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.716mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.701mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 1.097mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.907mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.187mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.869mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 1.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.312mg 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
18% 13% 58% 3% 8%
Protein: 18.1 g
Fats: 13.1 g
Carbs: 58.3 g
Water: 2.7 g
Other: 7.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +36.3%
Contains more WaterWater +314.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.6%
Contains more FatsFats +648.6%
Contains more OtherOther +1429.4%

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
62% 35% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.42 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1025.6%

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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. Cocoa bean - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169594/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.