Cornmeal vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cornmeal and soba?

Cornmeal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, and magnesium, yet soba is higher in manganese.
Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 51% more.
Cornmeal has 15 times more vitamin B2 than soba. While cornmeal has 0.382mg of vitamin B2, soba has only 0.026mg.
The glycemic index of soba is lower.

We used Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types in this article.

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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.

Cornmeal

Soba

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+255.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+305.7%
Contains more IronIron	+808.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+850%
Contains more ZincZinc	+450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+296%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+114.9%

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.

Cornmeal

Soba

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+486.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1369.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+874.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+355%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2885.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.235mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	209µg	7µg	51%
Iron	4.36mg	0.48mg	49%
Vitamin B1	0.551mg	0.094mg	38%
Starch	73.3g		30%
Vitamin B3	4.968mg	0.51mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.026mg	27%
Carbs	79.45g	21.44g	19%
Selenium	10.5µg		19%
Fiber	3.9g		16%
Calories	370kcal	99kcal	14%
Phosphorus	99mg	25mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.182mg	0.04mg	11%
Manganese	0.174mg	0.374mg	9%
Copper	0.076mg	0.008mg	8%
Magnesium	32mg	9mg	5%
Zinc	0.66mg	0.12mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.828g	0.031g	5%
Protein	7.11g	5.06g	4%
Fats	1.75g	0.1g	3%
Potassium	142mg	35mg	3%
Sodium	7mg	60mg	2%
Choline	8.6mg		2%
Vitamin A	11µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Saturated fat	0.22g	0.019g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.39g	0.026g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.9g	5.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	520kcal	196kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	101g	N/A
Net carbs	75.55g	21.44g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	4mg	0%
Sugar	1.61g		N/A
Vitamin B5	0.24mg	0.235mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.038mg	0.072mg	0%
Threonine	0.172mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.242mg	0.195mg	0%
Leucine	1.006mg	0.33mg	0%
Lysine	0.105mg	0.214mg	0%
Methionine	0.162mg	0.072mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.366mg	0.217mg	0%
Valine	0.337mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.119mg	0%
Fructose	0.17g		0%