Millet vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between millet and cornmeal

Millet has more copper; however, cornmeal has more folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, selenium, fiber, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for folate for cornmeal is 48% higher.
Cornmeal has 2 times less copper than millet. Millet has 0.161mg of copper, while cornmeal has 0.076mg.

Food types used in this article are Millet, cooked 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.

Millet

Cornmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+111.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+37.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+56.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+129%
Contains more IronIron	+592.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1066.7%

~equal in Calcium ~3mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~99mg

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.

Millet

Cornmeal

Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K

+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+419.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+365.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+273.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+40.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1000%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	19µg	209µg	48%
Iron	0.63mg	4.36mg	47%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.551mg	37%
Starch		73.3g	30%
Vitamin B2	0.082mg	0.382mg	23%
Vitamin B3	1.33mg	4.968mg	23%
Carbs	23.67g	79.45g	19%
Selenium	0.9µg	10.5µg	17%
Calories	119kcal	370kcal	13%
Fiber	1.3g	3.9g	10%
Copper	0.161mg	0.076mg	9%
Protein	3.51g	7.11g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.108mg	0.182mg	6%
Manganese	0.272mg	0.174mg	4%
Magnesium	44mg	32mg	3%
Potassium	62mg	142mg	2%
Zinc	0.91mg	0.66mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.508g	0.828g	2%
Fats	1g	1.75g	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.02mg	0.12mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.171mg	0.24mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.184g	0.39g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.9g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	339kcal	520kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	27g	N/A
Net carbs	22.37g	75.55g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	3mg	0%
Sugar	0.13g	1.61g	N/A
Phosphorus	100mg	99mg	0%
Sodium	2mg	7mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.3µg	0µg	0%
Choline	11.2mg	8.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.172g	0.22g	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.113mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.148mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	0.446mg	1.006mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.105mg	0%
Methionine	0.07mg	0.162mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.185mg	0.366mg	0%
Valine	0.184mg	0.337mg	0%
Histidine	0.075mg	0.172mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%