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Marshmallow vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and cornmeal different?

  • Cornmeal is higher than marshmallow in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, selenium, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and manganese.
  • Cornmeal covers your daily need for folate, 52% more than marshmallow.

Candies, marshmallows and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow types were used in this article.

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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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 CopperCopper +27.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2740%
Contains more IronIron +1795.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1550%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +517.6%
~equal in Calcium ~3mg

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% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55000%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6269.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5966.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +20800%
Contains more CholineCholine +8500%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Cornmeal DV% diff.
Iron 0.23mg 4.36mg 52%
Folate 1µg 209µg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.551mg 46%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 4.968mg 31%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.382mg 29%
Selenium 1.7µg 10.5µg 16%
Fiber 0.1g 3.9g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.182mg 14%
Phosphorus 8mg 99mg 13%
Protein 1.8g 7.11g 11%
Magnesium 2mg 32mg 7%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.174mg 7%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.66mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.828g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.24mg 5%
Potassium 5mg 142mg 4%
Calories 318kcal 370kcal 3%
Sodium 80mg 7mg 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.75g 2%
Choline 0.1mg 8.6mg 2%
Copper 0.097mg 0.076mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.39g 1%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.22g 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.12mg 1%
Carbs 81.3g 79.45g 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 75.55g N/A
Calcium 3mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 57.56g 1.61g N/A
Tryptophan 0mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 WaterWater +46.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +295%
Contains more FatsFats +775%
Contains more OtherOther +70%
~equal in Carbs ~79.45g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -74.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +387.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1661.7%

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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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.