Sweet roll vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet roll and cornbread different?

Sweet roll is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin E, vitamin B2, and polyunsaturated fat; however, cornbread is richer in phosphorus and calcium.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 45% higher.
Sweet roll contains 4 times more vitamin E than cornbread. While sweet roll contains 1.99mg of vitamin E, cornbread contains only 0.51mg.
Sweet roll has less sodium.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than cornbread (76).

Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs are the varieties 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.

Sweet roll

Cornbread

Contains more CopperCopper	+20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.8%
Contains more IronIron	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+414.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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.

Sweet roll

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+290.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.9%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+64.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+42.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	76mg	391mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.473g	1.963g	37%
Selenium	17µg	8.7µg	15%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Sodium	304mg	599mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.324mg	0.19mg	11%
Fats	16.4g	9.58g	10%
Vitamin E	1.99mg	0.51mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.265mg	0.175mg	7%
Calcium	72mg	135mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.14µg	0.23µg	4%
Folate	72µg	55µg	4%
Iron	1.6mg	1.85mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.406mg	0.579mg	3%
Choline	41.3mg	58.7mg	3%
Cholesterol	66mg	57mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.079g	3.732g	3%
Vitamin A	62µg	35µg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.797g	3.494g	3%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.222mg	3%
Vitamin B3	2.384mg	2.004mg	2%
Calories	372kcal	330kcal	2%
Vitamin B6	0.107mg	0.085mg	2%
Copper	0.088mg	0.073mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.1mg	2%
Zinc	0.59mg	0.67mg	1%
Protein	6.2g	6.59g	1%
Vitamin K	4.4µg	3.7µg	1%
Potassium	111mg	133mg	1%
Carbs	50.9g	54.46g	1%
Net carbs	48.5g	52.16g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	31.73g	16.05g	N/A
Fiber	2.4g	2.3g	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.074mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.259mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.458mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.243mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.117mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.3mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.291mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.145mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	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