Cornmeal vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between cornmeal and spread
- Cornmeal has more folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and fiber; however, spread is higher in vitamin B12.
- Cornmeal covers your daily folate needs 52% more than spread.
- Spread contains 20 times less fiber than cornmeal. Cornmeal contains 3.9g of fiber, while spread contains 0.2g.
- Cornmeal has less saturated fat.
- The glycemic index of cornmeal is higher.
Food varieties used in this article are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +300% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +29.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +451.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +67.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.3% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +569.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +300% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +71.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +54.5% |
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 B1Vitamin B1 | +220.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +185.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +187.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +51.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +10350% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +136.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +1350% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +79.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +624.4% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Folate | 209µg | 2µg | 52% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 1.12µg | 47% |
| Iron | 4.36mg | 0.79mg | 45% |
| Sodium | 7mg | 1013mg | 44% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.551mg | 0.172mg | 32% |
| Starch | 73.3g | 30% | |
| Saturated fat | 0.22g | 5.977g | 26% |
| Fats | 1.75g | 17.34g | 24% |
| Carbs | 79.45g | 11.94g | 23% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.968mg | 1.73mg | 20% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.382mg | 0.134mg | 19% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.39g | 7.584g | 18% |
| Fiber | 3.9g | 0.2g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 38mg | 13% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.828g | 2.565g | 12% |
| Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 1.74mg | 11% |
| Choline | 8.6mg | 62.3mg | 10% |
| Calories | 370kcal | 235kcal | 7% |
| Phosphorus | 99mg | 59mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.076mg | 0.13mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 32mg | 8mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.174mg | 0.026mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.182mg | 0.12mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.24mg | 0.43mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 22IU | 3% |
| Zinc | 0.66mg | 1.02mg | 3% |
| Vitamin A | 11µg | 26µg | 2% |
| Selenium | 10.5µg | 9.7µg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 1.6µg | 1% |
| Protein | 7.11g | 7.66g | 1% |
| Potassium | 142mg | 110mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 12mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 75.55g | 11.74g | N/A |
| Sugar | 1.61g | 0g | N/A |
| Tryptophan | 0.038mg | 0.082mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.172mg | 0.334mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.242mg | 0.334mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.006mg | 0.6mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.105mg | 0.663mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.162mg | 0.196mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.366mg | 0.301mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.337mg | 0.356mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.172mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.17g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +565.4% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +890.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +439.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +445.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -96.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1844.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +209.8% |