Cornbread vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cornbread and pastry

Cornbread has more phosphorus, calcium, and vitamin B5; however, pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 47% more than pastry.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cornbread is 76, while the glycemic index of pastry is 59.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake.

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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

Pastry

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+551.7%

Contains more IronIron	+38.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+56.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+119.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+178.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+304.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+108%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+335.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+41.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.54mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	60mg	47%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	21.597g	45%
Fats	9.58g	38.1g	44%
Selenium	8.7µg	24.2µg	28%
Saturated fat	3.732g	9.643g	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	4.894g	20%
Cholesterol	57mg	0mg	19%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.398mg	17%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	249mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	4.168mg	14%
Calcium	135mg	10mg	13%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.488mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0mg	12%
Calories	330kcal	551kcal	11%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0µg	10%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	16.1µg	10%
Choline	58.7mg	6.4mg	10%
Iron	1.85mg	2.56mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.283mg	8%
Folate	55µg	78µg	6%
Copper	0.073mg	0.114mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.021mg	5%
Vitamin A	35µg	0µg	4%
Carbs	54.46g	45.1g	3%
Fiber	2.3g	1.5g	3%
Potassium	133mg	61mg	2%
Protein	6.59g	7.3g	1%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.53mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	43.6g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	0.74g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.54mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.156mg	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