Cornbread vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cornbread and apple pie?

Apple pie has less phosphorus, folate, calcium, protein, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, iron, and carbs than cornbread.
Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 52% higher.
Apple pie has a lower glycemic index than cornbread.

We used Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornbread

Apple pie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+142.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+104.6%
Contains more IronIron	+52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+318.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+1529.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-55.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cornbread

Apple pie

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+386.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+123.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1275%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+3100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.158mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	24mg	52%
Cholesterol	57mg	0mg	19%
Selenium	8.7µg		16%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	266mg	14%
Folate	55µg	4µg	13%
Calcium	135mg	11mg	12%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Protein	6.59g	1.9g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.119mg	9%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.01µg	9%
Iron	1.85mg	1.21mg	8%
Carbs	54.46g	34g	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	1.123mg	6%
Calories	330kcal	237kcal	5%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.16mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.134mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.038mg	4%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	3.2mg	3%
Fiber	2.3g	1.6g	3%
Copper	0.073mg	0.046mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Fats	9.58g	11g	2%
Magnesium	17mg	7mg	2%
Potassium	133mg	65mg	2%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.182mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.388g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	2.198g	2%
Vitamin A	35µg	29µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.158mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	0.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	1247kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	52.16g	32.4g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.797g	0%
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.026mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.073mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.129mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.07mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.032mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.088mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.084mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.038mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.043g		N/A