Cornbread vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cornbread and white cake

White cake has less phosphorus, choline, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B3, and protein.
Cornbread covers your daily phosphorus needs 46% more than white cake.
White cake contains 57 times less cholesterol than cornbread. Cornbread contains 57mg of cholesterol, while white cake contains 1mg.
The glycemic index of cornbread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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

White cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.3%
Contains more IronIron	+59.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+103%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+458.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+24.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23%

~equal in Copper ~0.067mg

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

White cake

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+88.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+246.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+193.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+283.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+77.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+10.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0.1mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.189mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	391mg	70mg	46%
Cholesterol	57mg	1mg	19%
Starch	35.66g		15%
Sodium	599mg	284mg	14%
Choline	58.7mg	6mg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.726g		10%
Iron	1.85mg	1.16mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.579mg	0.167mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.23µg	0.06µg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.004mg	1.063mg	6%
Folate	55µg	31µg	6%
Calcium	135mg	90mg	5%
Fiber	2.3g	1g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.19mg	0.128mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.076g		5%
Protein	6.59g	4.4g	4%
Selenium	8.7µg	10.7µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.085mg	0.029mg	4%
Carbs	54.46g	63.2g	3%
Zinc	0.67mg	0.33mg	3%
Vitamin A	35µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.12mg	3%
Manganese	0.222mg	0.277mg	2%
Calories	330kcal	356kcal	1%
Fats	9.58g	10.3g	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	12mg	1%
Potassium	133mg	99mg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.067mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.175mg	0.189mg	1%
Saturated fat	3.732g	3.897g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.963g	2.162g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	501kcal	809kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.5	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	52.16g	62.2g	N/A
Sugar	16.05g	57.39g	N/A
Vitamin K	3.7µg	4.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.224g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	3.494g	3.692g	0%
Tryptophan	0.059mg	0.054mg	0%
Threonine	0.226mg	0.157mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.265mg	0.199mg	0%
Leucine	0.658mg	0.338mg	0%
Lysine	0.324mg	0.204mg	0%
Methionine	0.157mg	0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.343mg	0.228mg	0%
Valine	0.334mg	0.229mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.099mg	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