Pancake vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pancake and cornbread?

Pancake is richer in selenium, calcium, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat, yet cornbread is richer in phosphorus and monounsaturated fat.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 33% higher.
Pancake has 2 times more polyunsaturated fat than cornbread. Pancake has 4.447g of polyunsaturated fat, while cornbread has 1.963g.
Pancake contains less sodium.

We used Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs types in this comparison.

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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.

Pancake

Cornbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+62.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+71.3%

Contains more CopperCopper	+49%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+145.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~133mg

~equal in Iron ~1.85mg

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.

Pancake

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+54.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.6%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+44.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	159mg	391mg	33%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.447g	1.963g	17%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Choline		58.7mg	11%
Selenium	14.9µg	8.7µg	11%
Fiber		2.3g	9%
Carbs	28.3g	54.46g	9%
Calcium	219mg	135mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.175mg	8%
Sodium	439mg	599mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.122g	3.732g	7%
Calories	227kcal	330kcal	5%
Folate	38µg	55µg	4%
Vitamin B3	1.567mg	2.004mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.405mg	0.579mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.474g	3.494g	3%
Vitamin K		3.7µg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.085mg	3%
Copper	0.049mg	0.073mg	3%
Vitamin A	54µg	35µg	2%
Zinc	0.56mg	0.67mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.201mg	0.19mg	1%
Iron	1.8mg	1.85mg	1%
Manganese	0.2mg	0.222mg	1%
Cholesterol	59mg	57mg	1%
Protein	6.4g	6.59g	0%
Fats	9.7g	9.58g	0%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	28.3g	52.16g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Potassium	132mg	133mg	0%
Sugar		16.05g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.23µg	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.08mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.237mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.297mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.513mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.321mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.147mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.319mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.335mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.152mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		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		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A