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Cornmeal vs. Millet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cornmeal and millet

  • Cornmeal has more folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, selenium, fiber, and vitamin B6; however, millet has more copper.
  • Daily need coverage for folate for cornmeal is 48% higher.
  • Millet has 12 times less selenium than cornmeal. Cornmeal has 10.5µg of selenium, while millet has 0.9µg.

Food types used in this article are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Millet, cooked.

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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 31% 0.9% 5.5% 24% 54% 25% 43% 0.26% 35% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +129%
Contains more IronIron +592.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1066.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~100mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 3.7% 2.4% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 0.4% 27% 19% 25% 10% 25% 0% 0.75% 14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +419.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +365.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +68.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1000%
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 Millet DV% diff.
Folate 209µg 19µg 48%
Iron 4.36mg 0.63mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.106mg 37%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.082mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 1.33mg 23%
Carbs 79.45g 23.67g 19%
Selenium 10.5µg 0.9µg 17%
Calories 370kcal 119kcal 13%
Fiber 3.9g 1.3g 10%
Copper 0.076mg 0.161mg 9%
Protein 7.11g 3.51g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.108mg 6%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.272mg 4%
Magnesium 32mg 44mg 3%
Potassium 142mg 62mg 2%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.91mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.508g 2%
Fats 1.75g 1g 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.02mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.171mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.184g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.9g 2.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 520kcal 339kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 27g 84g N/A
Net carbs 75.55g 22.37g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 1.61g 0.13g N/A
Phosphorus 99mg 100mg 0%
Sodium 7mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 8.6mg 11.2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.172g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.113mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.148mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.07mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.185mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.184mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.075mg 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
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4% 24% 71%
Protein: 3.51 g
Fats: 1 g
Carbs: 23.67 g
Water: 71.41 g
Other: 0.41 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.6%
Contains more FatsFats +75%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.7%
Contains more OtherOther +24.4%
Contains more WaterWater +538.7%

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
Millet
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20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.172 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +112%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.8%

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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. Millet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168871/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.