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Cornmeal vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cornmeal and garlic?

  • Cornmeal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2, yet garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, and calcium.
  • Garlic's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 81% more.
  • Cornmeal has 70 times more folate than garlic. While cornmeal has 209µg of folate, garlic has only 3µg.
  • The glycemic index of garlic is lower.

We used Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Garlic, raw types 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 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28%
Contains more IronIron +156.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +5933.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +182.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +54.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +860.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +35.2%

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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +175.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +247.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +609.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +6866.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +578.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +169.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 1.235mg 81%
Manganese 0.174mg 1.672mg 65%
Folate 209µg 3µg 52%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Iron 4.36mg 1.7mg 33%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.2mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.7mg 27%
Copper 0.076mg 0.299mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.11mg 21%
Calcium 3mg 181mg 18%
Carbs 79.45g 33.06g 15%
Calories 370kcal 149kcal 11%
Potassium 142mg 401mg 8%
Phosphorus 99mg 153mg 8%
Fiber 3.9g 2.1g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.596mg 7%
Selenium 10.5µg 14.2µg 7%
Zinc 0.66mg 1.16mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.249g 4%
Choline 8.6mg 23.2mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 25mg 2%
Fats 1.75g 0.5g 2%
Protein 7.11g 6.36g 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.089g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 1g N/A
Sodium 7mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.08mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.8%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +140.3%
Contains more WaterWater +424%
Contains more OtherOther +194.1%

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
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3445.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +232.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.5%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.