Cornbread vs. Shortcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and shortcake different?

Cornbread is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5; however, shortcake is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, fats, and calcium.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 35% higher.
Cornbread contains 19 times more cholesterol than shortcake. While cornbread contains 57mg of cholesterol, shortcake contains only 3mg.

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe are the varieties used in this article.

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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

Shortcake

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+173.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+51.9%
Contains more IronIron	+37.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+48.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Copper ~0.076mg

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

Shortcake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+133.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+228.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+28.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Folate ~53µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	143mg	35%
Cholesterol	57mg	3mg	18%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Selenium	8.7µg	17µg	15%
Choline	58.7mg		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	3.632g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.311mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Iron	1.85mg	2.54mg	9%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Fats	9.58g	14.2g	7%
Calcium	135mg	205mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.272mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.248mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.07µg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	6.045g	6%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.33mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Sodium	599mg	506mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.573mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.03mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin K	3.7µg		3%
Carbs	54.46g	48.5g	2%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.48mg	2%
Vitamin A	35µg	18µg	2%
Calories	330kcal	346kcal	1%
Protein	6.59g	6.1g	1%
Potassium	133mg	106mg	1%
Folate	55µg	53µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	567kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	29g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.6	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g		N/A
Copper	0.073mg	0.076mg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.772g	0%
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.076mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.238mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.449mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.197mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.302mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.273mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.14mg	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