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Peppermint vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between peppermint and cornmeal?

  • Peppermint is richer in vitamin A, manganese, vitamin C, copper, calcium, fiber, and potassium, yet cornmeal is richer in vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Peppermint's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 81% higher.

We used Peppermint, fresh and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 57% 73% 50% 191% 110% 30% 31% 4% 153% 0%
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 +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8000%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +300.7%
Contains more IronIron +16.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +332.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +575.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.4%

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 106% 71% 0% 0% 21% 61% 32% 20% 30% 0% 0% 86% 0%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1827.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +572%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +43.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Peppermint Cornmeal DV% diff.
Manganese 1.176mg 0.174mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.551mg 39%
Vitamin C 31.8mg 0mg 35%
Starch 73.3g 30%
Copper 0.329mg 0.076mg 28%
Folate 114µg 209µg 24%
Calcium 243mg 3mg 24%
Carbs 14.89g 79.45g 22%
Vitamin A 212µg 11µg 22%
Vitamin B3 1.706mg 4.968mg 20%
Selenium 10.5µg 19%
Fiber 8g 3.9g 16%
Calories 70kcal 370kcal 15%
Potassium 569mg 142mg 13%
Magnesium 80mg 32mg 11%
Iron 5.08mg 4.36mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.266mg 0.382mg 9%
Protein 3.75g 7.11g 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.66mg 4%
Phosphorus 73mg 99mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.129mg 0.182mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.338mg 0.24mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.508g 0.828g 2%
Choline 8.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Fats 0.94g 1.75g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.033g 0.39g 1%
Sodium 31mg 7mg 1%
Net carbs 6.89g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 1.61g N/A
Saturated fat 0.246g 0.22g 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.154mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.154mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 0.281mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.161mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.053mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.191mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.187mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.075mg 0.172mg 0%
Fructose 0.17g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 15% 79% 2%
Protein: 3.75 g
Fats: 0.94 g
Carbs: 14.89 g
Water: 78.65 g
Other: 1.77 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 +603.5%
Contains more OtherOther +247.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +89.6%
Contains more FatsFats +86.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +433.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.246 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 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 -10.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1081.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +63%

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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. Peppermint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173474/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.