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Cornmeal vs. Marble cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornmeal and marble cake different?

  • Cornmeal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, marble cake is richer in phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for cornmeal is 43% higher.
  • Cornmeal contains 7 times more vitamin B6 than marble cake. While cornmeal contains 0.182mg of vitamin B6, marble cake contains only 0.025mg.
  • Cornmeal has less saturated fat.

Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Cake, pudding-type, marble, dry mix are the varieties 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 13% 23% 11% 61% 45% 9.5% 118% 68% 18% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.4%
Contains more IronIron +169.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +303.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +77.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +177.8%

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% 0.33% 17% 0% 45% 30% 29% 5.8% 5.8% 0% 7% 27% 2.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +204.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +193.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +221.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +628%
Contains more FolateFolate +480.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +91.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +608.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Marble cake DV% diff.
Folate 209µg 36µg 43%
Iron 4.36mg 1.62mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.181mg 31%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Phosphorus 99mg 275mg 25%
Sodium 7mg 519mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 1.546mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 3.779g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.13mg 19%
Fats 1.75g 11.7g 15%
Selenium 10.5µg 2.6µg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.025mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 4.75g 11%
Saturated fat 0.22g 2.45g 10%
Calcium 3mg 76mg 7%
Protein 7.11g 3.4g 7%
Copper 0.076mg 0.135mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.85mg 5%
Fiber 3.9g 2.9g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.096mg 3%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.35mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.8µg 2%
Calories 370kcal 416kcal 2%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.139mg 2%
Caffeine 0mg 7mg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 4.5mg 1%
Potassium 142mg 123mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 1µg 1%
Carbs 79.45g 79.5g 0%
Net carbs 75.55g 76.6g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 35.71g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.127mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.22mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.049mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.158mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.065mg 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
3% 12% 80% 3% 2%
Protein: 3.4 g
Fats: 11.7 g
Carbs: 79.5 g
Water: 3.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +109.1%
Contains more WaterWater +260.6%
Contains more FatsFats +568.6%
Contains more OtherOther +351%
~equal in Carbs ~79.5g

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% 43% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.75 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.779 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1117.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +356.4%

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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

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.