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, protein, 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

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

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

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

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%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		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%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		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 (DPA)	0.003g	0g	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