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Cornmeal vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cornmeal and wakame

  • Cornmeal has more vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6, while wakame has more manganese, copper, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 53% higher.
  • Wakame contains 91 times less vitamin B6 than cornmeal. Cornmeal contains 0.182mg of vitamin B6, while wakame contains 0.002mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cornmeal is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +234.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4900%
Contains more CopperCopper +273.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +704.6%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +818.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +190.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~196µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornmeal Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.174mg 1.4mg 53%
Vitamin B1 0.551mg 0.06mg 41%
Sodium 7mg 872mg 38%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Iron 4.36mg 2.18mg 27%
Copper 0.076mg 0.284mg 23%
Carbs 79.45g 9.14g 23%
Vitamin B3 4.968mg 1.6mg 21%
Selenium 10.5µg 0.7µg 18%
Magnesium 32mg 107mg 18%
Calories 370kcal 45kcal 16%
Calcium 3mg 150mg 15%
Fiber 3.9g 0.5g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.182mg 0.002mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.23mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 0.697mg 9%
Protein 7.11g 3.03g 8%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.828g 0.218g 4%
Vitamin K 0µg 5.3µg 4%
Folate 209µg 196µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Phosphorus 99mg 80mg 3%
Potassium 142mg 50mg 3%
Zinc 0.66mg 0.38mg 3%
Fats 1.75g 0.64g 2%
Vitamin A 11µg 18µg 1%
Choline 8.6mg 13.9mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.39g 0.058g 1%
Net carbs 75.55g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 1.61g 0.65g N/A
Saturated fat 0.22g 0.13g 0%
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.015mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.186g 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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +134.7%
Contains more FatsFats +173.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +769.3%
Contains more WaterWater +615.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1311.8%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +572.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +279.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.9%

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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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.