Cornmeal vs. Praline — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are cornmeal and praline different?
- Cornmeal is richer in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and selenium, while praline is higher in manganese, copper, and zinc.
- Praline covers your daily need for manganese, 66% more than cornmeal.
- Cornmeal contains 35 times more folate than praline. Cornmeal contains 209µg of folate, while praline contains 6µg.
- Cornmeal is lower in saturated fat.
- Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index (68) than praline (43).
Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Candies, praline, prepared-from-recipe 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.
Contains more IronIron | +238% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.4% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +483.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +53.1% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1333.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +52.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +550% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +153% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +866.7% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1000% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +171.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +620.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +1097.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +136.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +3383.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +316.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +38.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Manganese | 0.174mg | 1.682mg | 66% |
Folate | 209µg | 6µg | 51% |
Copper | 0.076mg | 0.494mg | 46% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.828g | 7.778g | 46% |
Iron | 4.36mg | 1.29mg | 38% |
Fats | 1.75g | 25.9g | 37% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.39g | 14.683g | 36% |
Starch | 73.3g | 30% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.551mg | 0.203mg | 29% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.968mg | 0.415mg | 28% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.382mg | 0.053mg | 25% |
Selenium | 10.5µg | 1.8µg | 16% |
Saturated fat | 0.22g | 2.224g | 9% |
Zinc | 0.66mg | 1.67mg | 9% |
Protein | 7.11g | 3.3g | 8% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.182mg | 0.077mg | 8% |
Carbs | 79.45g | 59.59g | 7% |
Calories | 370kcal | 485kcal | 6% |
Calcium | 3mg | 43mg | 4% |
Magnesium | 32mg | 49mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.5mg | 3% |
Sodium | 7mg | 48mg | 2% |
Fiber | 3.9g | 3.5g | 2% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.24mg | 0.332mg | 2% |
Potassium | 142mg | 217mg | 2% |
Choline | 8.6mg | 2% | |
Vitamin A | 11µg | 1µg | 1% |
Phosphorus | 99mg | 104mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.3µg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
Net carbs | 75.55g | 56.09g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.61g | 55.79g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.038mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.172mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.242mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 1.006mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.105mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.162mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.366mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.337mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.172mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.17g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +115.5% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +33.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1380% |
Contains more OtherOther | +66.7% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -90.1% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +3664.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +839.4% |