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Graham cracker vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between graham cracker and cornmeal

  • Graham cracker has more manganese, phosphorus, vitamin K, copper, vitamin E, and calcium; however, cornmeal is higher in folate, vitamin B1, and selenium.
  • Graham cracker covers your daily manganese needs 37% more than cornmeal.
  • Cornmeal has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, graham crackers, plain or honey (includes cinnamon) 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 29% 23% 15% 142% 57% 26% 79% 60% 133% 34%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +45.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +485.6%
Contains more IronIron +15.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +66.7%

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% 30% 0% 66% 73% 83% 25% 36% 0% 36% 68% 3.2%
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 +1158.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +129.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Graham cracker Cornmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 1.019mg 0.174mg 37%
Folate 91µg 209µg 30%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.388g 0.828g 30%
Vitamin B1 0.265mg 0.551mg 24%
Sodium 459mg 7mg 20%
Fats 10.6g 1.75g 14%
Phosphorus 185mg 99mg 12%
Vitamin K 14.3µg 0µg 12%
Starch 46.56g 73.3g 11%
Copper 0.17mg 0.076mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.51mg 0.12mg 9%
Selenium 6.3µg 10.5µg 8%
Iron 3.78mg 4.36mg 7%
Calcium 77mg 3mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.633g 0.22g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.317mg 0.382mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.509g 0.39g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.42mg 0.24mg 4%
Vitamin B3 4.439mg 4.968mg 3%
Calories 430kcal 370kcal 3%
Zinc 0.96mg 0.66mg 3%
Fiber 3.4g 3.9g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.156mg 0.182mg 2%
Magnesium 40mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Fructose 0.99g 0.17g 1%
Protein 6.69g 7.11g 1%
Potassium 170mg 142mg 1%
Carbs 77.66g 79.45g 1%
Net carbs 74.26g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 24.85g 1.61g N/A
Trans fat 0.055g 0g N/A
Choline 5.9mg 8.6mg 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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.599g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 4.735g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 11% 78% 3%
Protein: 6.69 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 77.66 g
Water: 3.39 g
Other: 1.66 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 FatsFats +505.7%
Contains more OtherOther +225.5%
Contains more WaterWater +229.8%
~equal in Protein ~7.11g
~equal in Carbs ~79.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 26% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.509 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.388 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 +543.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +550.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 32%
Starch: 46.56 g
Sucrose: 22.82 g
Glucose: 1.04 g
Fructose: 0.99 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 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 SucroseSucrose +3255.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +85.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +482.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +57.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Graham cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174957/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.