Cornbread vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cornbread and sweet roll different?

Cornbread is higher in phosphorus and calcium; however, sweet roll is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, fats, vitamin E, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 45% higher.
Cornbread contains 2 times more sodium than sweet roll. While cornbread contains 599mg of sodium, sweet roll contains only 304mg.
Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than cornbread (76).

Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins 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

Sweet roll

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.8%
Contains more IronIron	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+414.5%

Contains more CopperCopper	+20.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-49.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+95.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+64.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+77.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+290.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+70.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+18.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	76mg	45%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	7.473g	37%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Selenium	8.7µg	17µg	15%
Sodium	599mg	304mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.324mg	11%
Fats	9.58g	16.4g	10%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	1.99mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.265mg	7%
Calcium	135mg	72mg	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.14µg	4%
Folate	55µg	72µg	4%
Cholesterol	57mg	66mg	3%
Iron	1.85mg	1.6mg	3%
Vitamin A	35µg	62µg	3%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.3mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.406mg	3%
Choline	58.7mg	41.3mg	3%
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.079g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.797g	3%
Calories	330kcal	372kcal	2%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	2mg	2%
Copper	0.073mg	0.088mg	2%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.384mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.107mg	2%
Protein	6.59g	6.2g	1%
Carbs	54.46g	50.9g	1%
Potassium	133mg	111mg	1%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.59mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	4.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	600kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	4	N/A
Net carbs	52.16g	48.5g	N/A
Magnesium	17mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	16.05g	31.73g	N/A
Fiber	2.3g	2.4g	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.145mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.007g	0.004g	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