Dinner rolls vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

A recap on differences between dinner rolls and cornbread

Dinner rolls have more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and folate; however, cornbread is higher in phosphorus.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 38% more than dinner rolls.
Cornbread contains 3 times less selenium than dinner rolls. Dinner rolls contain 26.8µg of selenium, while cornbread contains 8.7µg.
Dinner rolls have less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of cornbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Dinner rolls

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+31.9%
Contains more IronIron	+101.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+84.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+47.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+162.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+208%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+220.5%

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

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.

Dinner rolls

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+186.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+82.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+302.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	122mg	391mg	38%
Selenium	26.8µg	8.7µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.526mg	0.19mg	28%
Iron	3.72mg	1.85mg	23%
Vitamin B3	5.367mg	2.004mg	21%
Cholesterol	4mg	57mg	18%
Manganese	0.582mg	0.222mg	16%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.374mg	0.175mg	15%
Folate	101µg	55µg	12%
Saturated fat	1.375g	3.732g	11%
Protein	10.86g	6.59g	9%
Choline	14.6mg	58.7mg	8%
Copper	0.135mg	0.073mg	7%
Vitamin K	10.6µg	3.7µg	6%
Sodium	467mg	599mg	6%
Fats	6.47g	9.58g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.13µg	0.23µg	4%
Vitamin A	1µg	35µg	4%
Calcium	178mg	135mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.881g	3.494g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.509g	1.963g	4%
Zinc	0.99mg	0.67mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.452mg	0.579mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.51mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	17mg	2%
Calories	310kcal	330kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.097mg	0.085mg	1%
Fiber	2g	2.3g	1%
Carbs	52.04g	54.46g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	50.04g	52.16g	N/A
Potassium	139mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	5.55g	16.05g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.081mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.286mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.729mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.233mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.506mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.401mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.222mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.224g	0.076g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A