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Cornmeal vs. Tomato juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornmeal and tomato juice different?

  • Cornmeal is richer in iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B6, while tomato juice is higher in vitamin C.
  • Tomato juice covers your daily need for vitamin C, 78% more than cornmeal.
  • Cornmeal contains 21 times more selenium than tomato juice. Cornmeal contains 10.5µg of selenium, while tomato juice contains 0.5µg.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index (68) than tomato juice (31).

Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Tomato juice, canned, without salt added 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 7.9% 3% 19% 15% 14% 3% 8.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190.9%
Contains more IronIron +1017.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +81%
Contains more ZincZinc +500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +421.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +155.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52.8%

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 234% 7.7% 6.4% 0% 25% 18% 13% 0% 16% 0% 5.8% 15% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +451%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +389.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160%
Contains more FolateFolate +945%
Contains more CholineCholine +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Tomato juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 70.1mg 78%
Iron 4.36mg 0.39mg 50%
Folate 209µg 20µg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.1mg 38%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 0.673mg 27%
Carbs 79.45g 3.53g 25%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.078mg 23%
Selenium 10.5µg 0.5µg 18%
Calories 370kcal 17kcal 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0.4g 14%
Protein 7.11g 0.85g 13%
Phosphorus 99mg 19mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 5%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.11mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.027g 5%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.068mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 11mg 5%
Copper 0.076mg 0.042mg 4%
Fats 1.75g 0.29g 2%
Potassium 142mg 217mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Calcium 3mg 10mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.005g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.32mg 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 23µg 1%
Fructose 0.17g 1.33g 1%
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.019g 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 2.58g N/A
Sodium 7mg 10mg 0%
Choline 8.6mg 6.8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.024mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.022g N/A

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
4% 94%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.29 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 1.09 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +736.5%
Contains more FatsFats +503.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2150.7%
Contains more WaterWater +742.9%
Contains more OtherOther +113.7%

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
37% 10% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.027 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2966.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
98%
Starch: 73.3 g
Sucrose: 0.68 g
Glucose: 0.56 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.19 g
Galactose: 0 g
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.33 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +123.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +682.4%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Tomato juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170545/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.