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Cornmeal vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cornmeal and glutinous rice?

  • Cornmeal is richer than glutinous rice in iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B6, fiber, selenium, and magnesium.
  • Cornmeal's daily need coverage for iron is 53% more.
  • Cornmeal has 209 times more folate than glutinous rice. While cornmeal has 209µg of folate, glutinous rice has only 1µg.
  • The glycemic index of cornmeal is lower.

We used Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +540%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1320%
Contains more IronIron +3014.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +55.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +61%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1137.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.6%

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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2655%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2838.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1613.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +20800%
Contains more CholineCholine +309.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Iron 4.36mg 0.14mg 53%
Folate 209µg 1µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.02mg 44%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.29mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.013mg 28%
Carbs 79.45g 21.09g 19%
Calories 370kcal 97kcal 14%
Phosphorus 99mg 8mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.026mg 12%
Fiber 3.9g 1g 12%
Protein 7.11g 2.02g 10%
Selenium 10.5µg 5.6µg 9%
Magnesium 32mg 5mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.069g 5%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.262mg 4%
Potassium 142mg 10mg 4%
Copper 0.076mg 0.049mg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0.19g 2%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.41mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.039g 1%
Choline 8.6mg 2.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.07g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.215mg 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 20.09g N/A
Calcium 3mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 1.61g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 7mg 5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +252%
Contains more FatsFats +821.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +276.7%
Contains more OtherOther +628.6%
Contains more WaterWater +585.4%

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +457.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.