French bread vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between french bread and cornbread

French bread has more selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin B2, while cornbread has more phosphorus.
French bread covers your daily need for selenium, 38% more than cornbread.
French bread contains 3 times more vitamin B3 than cornbread. While french bread contains 5.38mg of vitamin B3, cornbread contains only 2.004mg.
The amount of saturated fat in french bread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs.

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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.

French bread

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.4%
Contains more IronIron	+109.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+158.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+241.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+187.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+210.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.8%

~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.

French bread

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+124.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+168.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+12.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+154.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+168.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+640%
Contains more CholineCholine	+235.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.579mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	29.7µg	8.7µg	38%
Phosphorus	126mg	391mg	38%
Iron	3.87mg	1.85mg	25%
Folate	140µg	55µg	21%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	2.004mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.19mg	20%
Cholesterol	0mg	57mg	19%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.175mg	15%
Manganese	0.573mg	0.222mg	15%
Saturated fat	0.502g	3.732g	15%
Protein	13g	6.59g	13%
Fats	2.14g	9.58g	11%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.23µg	10%
Calcium	47mg	135mg	9%
Copper	0.15mg	0.073mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	3.494g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	1.963g	8%
Choline	17.5mg	58.7mg	7%
Sodium	720mg	599mg	5%
Vitamin A	0µg	35µg	4%
Zinc	1.05mg	0.67mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	3.7µg	3%
Fiber	3.1g	2.3g	3%
Magnesium	31mg	17mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.51mg	2%
Carbs	61.93g	54.46g	2%
Calories	319kcal	330kcal	1%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg	0.579mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	52.16g	N/A
Potassium	140mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	3.59g	16.05g	N/A
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.05g	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