Cornmeal vs. Oats — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cornmeal and oats

Cornmeal has more folate and vitamin B3; however, oats are richer in manganese, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, fiber, protein, and vitamin B5.
Oats cover your daily manganese needs 206% more than cornmeal.
Oats have 5 times less vitamin B3 than cornmeal. Cornmeal has 4.968mg of vitamin B3, while oats have 0.961mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Oats.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornmeal

Oats

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+453.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+202.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+723.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+501.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+428.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2725.3%

~equal in Iron ~4.72mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornmeal

Oats

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+417%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+52.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+273.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+462.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.174mg	4.916mg	206%
Copper	0.076mg	0.626mg	61%
Phosphorus	99mg	523mg	61%
Folate	209µg	56µg	38%
Magnesium	32mg	177mg	35%
Zinc	0.66mg	3.97mg	30%
Starch	73.3g		30%
Fiber	3.9g	10.6g	27%
Vitamin B3	4.968mg	0.961mg	25%
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	1.349mg	22%
Protein	7.11g	16.89g	20%
Selenium	10.5µg		19%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.139mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.551mg	0.763mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.828g	2.535g	11%
Fats	1.75g	6.9g	8%
Potassium	142mg	429mg	8%
Calcium	3mg	54mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.119mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.22g	1.217g	5%
Carbs	79.45g	66.27g	4%
Iron	4.36mg	4.72mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	0.39g	2.178g	4%
Choline	8.6mg		2%
Calories	370kcal	389kcal	1%
Vitamin A	11µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	4.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	520kcal	230kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.5	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	75.55g	55.67g	N/A
Sugar	1.61g		N/A
Sodium	7mg	2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.234mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.575mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.694mg	0%
Leucine	1.006mg	1.284mg	0%
Lysine	0.105mg	0.701mg	0%
Methionine	0.162mg	0.312mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.366mg	0.895mg	0%
Valine	0.337mg	0.937mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.405mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%