Cornbread vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cornbread and wafer

Cornbread has more phosphorus, calcium, choline, and vitamin B12; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, and vitamin B2.
Wafer covers your daily copper needs 43% more than cornbread.
Wafer has 29 times less cholesterol than cornbread. Cornbread has 57mg of cholesterol, while wafer has 2mg.
Cornbread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cornbread is 76, while the glycemic index of wafer is 61.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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

Wafer

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+335.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+196.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+211.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+57.9%
Contains more IronIron	+116.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+534.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+213.5%

~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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

Wafer

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+54.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+17%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+52%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+42.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.203mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.073mg	0.463mg	43%
Phosphorus	391mg	132mg	37%
Iron	1.85mg	4.01mg	27%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.696mg	21%
Cholesterol	57mg	2mg	18%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	4.153g	15%
Calcium	135mg	31mg	10%
Magnesium	17mg	53mg	9%
Choline	58.7mg	14.3mg	8%
Fats	9.58g	14.2g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.266mg	7%
Carbs	54.46g	72.7g	6%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.09µg	6%
Calories	330kcal	433kcal	5%
Selenium	8.7µg	5.7µg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	2.858mg	5%
Fiber	2.3g	3.4g	4%
Zinc	0.67mg	1.09mg	4%
Vitamin A	35µg	3µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.381mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.051mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	4.865g	3%
Caffeine	0mg	10mg	3%
Potassium	133mg	210mg	2%
Folate	55µg	47µg	2%
Saturated fat	3.732g	4.241g	2%
Sodium	599mg	580mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.72mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.203mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.7µg	2.4µg	1%
Protein	6.59g	6.6g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	656kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	2.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	69.3g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g	37.43g	N/A
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.22mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.261mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.447mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.281mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.105mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.308mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.323mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.128mg	0%
Fructose	0.2g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.007g	0.002g	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