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Dough vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between dough and cornmeal

  • Dough has more selenium, manganese, vitamin B1, and copper, while cornmeal has more folate, fiber, vitamin B6, and iron.
  • Dough's daily need coverage for selenium is 33% higher.
  • Cornmeal contains 86 times less sodium than dough. Dough contains 602mg of sodium, while cornmeal contains 7mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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.
Dough
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1633.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +57.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +231.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +172.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.4%
Contains more IronIron +11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.
Dough
5
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% 0% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.968mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~8.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Cornmeal DV% diff.
Selenium 28.6µg 10.5µg 33%
Sodium 602mg 7mg 26%
Folate 123µg 209µg 22%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.174mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.551mg 13%
Starch 44.23g 73.3g 12%
Carbs 51.88g 79.45g 9%
Copper 0.152mg 0.076mg 8%
Protein 10.75g 7.11g 7%
Fiber 2.2g 3.9g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.182mg 6%
Iron 3.91mg 4.36mg 6%
Calories 272kcal 370kcal 5%
Calcium 52mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.24mg 4%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.66mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.382mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.22g 1%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 4.968mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Phosphorus 105mg 99mg 1%
Potassium 117mg 142mg 1%
Fats 2.42g 1.75g 1%
Net carbs 49.68g 75.55g N/A
Magnesium 32mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g 1.61g N/A
Trans fat 0.005g 0g N/A
Choline 8mg 8.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0.39g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0.828g 0%
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 0.51g 0.17g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
4
11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +51.2%
Contains more FatsFats +38.3%
Contains more WaterWater +195.2%
Contains more OtherOther +282.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
1
30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.39g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.828g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
2
91% 8%
Starch: 44.23 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.4 g
Fructose: 0.51 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 3.7 g
Galactose: 0 g
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
Contains more FructoseFructose +200%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +1847.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +65.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +40%
~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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients
  2. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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