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White bread vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between white bread and cornmeal

  • White bread has more selenium, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B5, while cornmeal has more folate, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 25% higher.
  • Cornmeal contains 70 times less sodium than white bread. White bread contains 490mg of sodium, while cornmeal contains 7mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
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 CalciumCalcium +4700%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +109.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more IronIron +20.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
~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.
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% 0% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
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 EVitamin E +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +109.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +88.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.551mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.968mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient White bread Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 111µg 209µg 25%
Sodium 490mg 7mg 21%
Selenium 22µg 10.5µg 21%
Manganese 0.536mg 0.174mg 16%
Starch 37.17g 73.3g 15%
Calcium 144mg 3mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.243mg 0.382mg 11%
Carbs 49.42g 79.45g 10%
Iron 3.61mg 4.36mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.087mg 0.182mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 0.24mg 6%
Calories 266kcal 370kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.602g 0.828g 5%
Fiber 2.7g 3.9g 5%
Copper 0.101mg 0.076mg 3%
Fructose 2.43g 0.17g 3%
Protein 8.85g 7.11g 3%
Saturated fat 0.698g 0.22g 2%
Magnesium 23mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.533mg 0.551mg 2%
Fats 3.33g 1.75g 2%
Choline 14.6mg 8.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.599g 0.39g 1%
Vitamin B3 4.78mg 4.968mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.12mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.66mg 1%
Net carbs 46.72g 75.55g N/A
Potassium 126mg 142mg 0%
Sugar 5.67g 1.61g N/A
Phosphorus 98mg 99mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.027g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 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 ProteinProtein +24.5%
Contains more FatsFats +90.3%
Contains more WaterWater +225.8%
Contains more OtherOther +288.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +60.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 21% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
87% 4% 6% 4%
Starch: 37.17 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.57 g
Fructose: 2.43 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.67 g
Galactose: 0 g
98%
Starch: 73.3 g
Sucrose: 0.68 g
Glucose: 0.56 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.19 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +180.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1329.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +778.9%
Contains more StarchStarch +97.2%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/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.

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