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Focaccia vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between focaccia and cornmeal

  • Focaccia has more selenium, vitamin E, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, cornmeal is higher in folate, iron, fiber, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Focaccia covers your daily sodium needs 24% more than cornmeal.
  • Cornmeal contains 12 times less vitamin E than focaccia. Focaccia contains 1.42mg of vitamin E, while cornmeal contains 0.12mg.
  • Cornmeal has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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 +1066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +19.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +101.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +109.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +51.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +24.6%
Contains more IronIron +38%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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% 0% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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 +1083.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +168.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +26.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +51.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +196.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Cornmeal DV% diff.
Starch 73.3g 30%
Sodium 561mg 7mg 24%
Folate 138µg 209µg 18%
Carbs 35.82g 79.45g 15%
Iron 3.16mg 4.36mg 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.39g 13%
Selenium 15.9µg 10.5µg 10%
Fats 7.89g 1.75g 9%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 0.12mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 4.968mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 3.9g 8%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.174mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.551mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.382mg 6%
Calories 249kcal 370kcal 6%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.66mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.182mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0µg 5%
Phosphorus 128mg 99mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.22g 3%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Protein 8.77g 7.11g 3%
Calcium 35mg 3mg 3%
Copper 0.091mg 0.076mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.828g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Choline 2.9mg 8.6mg 1%
Potassium 114mg 142mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 1.61g N/A
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 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +23.3%
Contains more FatsFats +350.9%
Contains more WaterWater +310.6%
Contains more OtherOther +215.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +121.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +1353.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.9%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.