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Cornmeal vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornmeal and marshmallow different?

  • Cornmeal is higher than marshmallow in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily need for folate, 52% more than marshmallow.
  • Cornmeal contains 551 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. Cornmeal contains 0.551mg of vitamin B1, while marshmallow contains 0.001mg.

Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Candies, marshmallows 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2740%
Contains more IronIron +1795.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +517.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.6%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg

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% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5966.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +20800%
Contains more CholineCholine +8500%
~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 Marshmallow DV% diff.
Iron 4.36mg 0.23mg 52%
Folate 209µg 1µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.001mg 46%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.078mg 31%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.001mg 29%
Selenium 10.5µg 1.7µg 16%
Fiber 3.9g 0.1g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.003mg 14%
Phosphorus 99mg 8mg 13%
Protein 7.11g 1.8g 11%
Magnesium 32mg 2mg 7%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.008mg 7%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.04mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.047g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.005mg 5%
Potassium 142mg 5mg 4%
Calories 370kcal 318kcal 3%
Sodium 7mg 80mg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0.2g 2%
Choline 8.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Copper 0.076mg 0.097mg 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.08g 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.056g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 79.45g 81.3g 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 81.2g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 1.61g 57.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.017mg 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% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +295%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
Contains more WaterWater +46.7%
~equal in Carbs ~81.3g

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +387.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1661.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.5%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.