Cornbread vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cornbread and crouton

Cornbread has more phosphorus; however, crouton is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and fiber.
Crouton covers your daily selenium needs 52% more than cornbread.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Croutons, plain.

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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.

Cornbread

Crouton

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+77.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+240%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82.4%
Contains more IronIron	+120.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+123.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+32.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+331%

~equal in Potassium ~124mg

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.

Cornbread

Crouton

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+226.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+227.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+171.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+140%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	8.7µg	37.5µg	52%
Phosphorus	391mg	115mg	39%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.623mg	36%
Iron	1.85mg	4.08mg	28%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	5.439mg	21%
Cholesterol	57mg	0mg	19%
Folate	55µg	132µg	19%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.5mg	12%
Protein	6.59g	11.9g	11%
Fiber	2.3g	5.1g	11%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Copper	0.073mg	0.163mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0µg	10%
Saturated fat	3.732g	1.51g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.272mg	7%
Carbs	54.46g	73.5g	6%
Calcium	135mg	76mg	6%
Fats	9.58g	6.6g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.026mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	1.273g	5%
Calories	330kcal	407kcal	4%
Sodium	599mg	698mg	4%
Vitamin A	35µg	0µg	4%
Magnesium	17mg	31mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.429mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.89mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	3.059g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	2.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	342kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	25g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.9	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	68.4g	N/A
Potassium	133mg	124mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.832mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.278mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.586mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.514mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.255mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.076g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0g	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