Pecan pie vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pecan pie and cornbread different?

Pecan pie is richer in manganese, copper, and selenium, while cornbread is higher in phosphorus, calcium, folate, and vitamin B3.
Cornbread covers your daily need for phosphorus, 42% more than pecan pie.
Pecan pie contains 3 times more manganese than cornbread. Pecan pie contains 0.712mg of manganese, while cornbread contains 0.222mg.
Cornbread is lower in cholesterol.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index (76) than pecan pie (59).

Pie, pecan, prepared from recipe and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs 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.

Pecan pie

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+189%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+37.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.9%
Contains more IronIron	+25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+316%

~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.

Pecan pie

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+134.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+136.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.175mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	94mg	391mg	42%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.71g	1.963g	25%
Manganese	0.712mg	0.222mg	21%
Fats	22.2g	9.58g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	11.181g	3.494g	19%
Sodium	262mg	599mg	15%
Copper	0.211mg	0.073mg	15%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Choline		58.7mg	11%
Cholesterol	87mg	57mg	10%
Calcium	32mg	135mg	10%
Fiber		2.3g	9%
Folate	26µg	55µg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.847mg	2.004mg	7%
Selenium	12µg	8.7µg	6%
Vitamin A	82µg	35µg	5%
Iron	1.48mg	1.85mg	5%
Calories	412kcal	330kcal	4%
Protein	4.9g	6.59g	3%
Vitamin K		3.7µg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.17µg	0.23µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Zinc	1.02mg	0.67mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.479mg	0.579mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.085mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	17mg	2%
Carbs	52.2g	54.46g	1%
Saturated fat	3.989g	3.732g	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	52.2g	52.16g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	133mg	0%
Sugar		16.05g	N/A
Vitamin B1	0.188mg	0.19mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.175mg	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.069mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.189mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.223mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.372mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.248mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.125mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.25mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.255mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.116mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.008g	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