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Edam vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between edam and cornmeal

  • Edam has more calcium, vitamin B1,2, and phosphorus; however, cornmeal is richer in iron, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Edam covers your daily saturated fat needs 87% more than cornmeal.
  • Cornmeal contains less cholesterol.
  • Cornmeal has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cornmeal is 68, while the glycemic index of edam is 27.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, edam 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.
Edam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 219% 17% 17% 12% 102% 230% 106% 1.4% 79%
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 +24266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +468.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +441.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.1%
Contains more IronIron +890.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1481.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

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.
Edam
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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 0% 81% 4.8% 7.5% 9.3% 90% 1.5% 17% 18% 193% 5.8% 12% 8.4%
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 AVitamin A +2109.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +79.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1389.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5958.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1206.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.382mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Edam Cornmeal DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.572g 0.22g 79%
Calcium 731mg 3mg 73%
Vitamin B12 1.54µg 0µg 64%
Phosphorus 536mg 99mg 62%
Iron 0.44mg 4.36mg 49%
Folate 16µg 209µg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.551mg 43%
Fats 27.8g 1.75g 40%
Protein 24.99g 7.11g 36%
Sodium 812mg 7mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.082mg 4.968mg 31%
Cholesterol 89mg 0mg 30%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Zinc 3.75mg 0.66mg 28%
Carbs 1.43g 79.45g 26%
Vitamin A 243µg 11µg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 8.125g 0.39g 19%
Fiber 0g 3.9g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.182mg 8%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.174mg 7%
Selenium 14.5µg 10.5µg 7%
Copper 0.036mg 0.076mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 0IU 3%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Choline 15.4mg 8.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.665g 0.828g 1%
Calories 357kcal 370kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.389mg 0.382mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.12mg 1%
Potassium 188mg 142mg 1%
Net carbs 1.43g 75.55g N/A
Magnesium 30mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 1.43g 1.61g N/A
Tryptophan 0.352mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.932mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.308mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 2.57mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 2.66mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.721mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.434mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 1.81mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 1.034mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Edam
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25% 28% 42% 4%
Protein: 24.99 g
Fats: 27.8 g
Carbs: 1.43 g
Water: 41.56 g
Other: 4.22 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 +251.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1488.6%
Contains more WaterWater +271.7%
Contains more OtherOther +727.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5455.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Edam
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67% 31% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.572 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.125 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.665 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1983.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.5%

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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. Edam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173419/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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