Soybean vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between soybeans and cornmeal

Soybeans have more copper, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin K, magnesium, potassium, and calcium, while cornmeal has more folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 39% higher.
Soybeans have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of soybeans is 14, while the glycemic index of cornmeal is 68.

The food types used in this comparison are Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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.

Soybean

Cornmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+168.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+262.7%
Contains more IronIron	+17.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+435.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+74.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+373.6%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+43.8%

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.

Soybean

Cornmeal

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+191.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+255.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+287%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	54µg	209µg	39%
Copper	0.407mg	0.076mg	37%
Vitamin B1	0.155mg	0.551mg	33%
Starch		73.3g	30%
Vitamin B3	0.399mg	4.968mg	29%
Manganese	0.824mg	0.174mg	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.064g	0.828g	28%
Carbs	8.36g	79.45g	24%
Protein	18.21g	7.11g	22%
Phosphorus	245mg	99mg	21%
Vitamin K	19.2µg	0µg	16%
Magnesium	86mg	32mg	13%
Fats	8.97g	1.75g	11%
Potassium	515mg	142mg	11%
Calories	172kcal	370kcal	10%
Calcium	102mg	3mg	10%
Iron	5.14mg	4.36mg	10%
Fiber	6g	3.9g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.285mg	0.382mg	7%
Choline	47.5mg	8.6mg	7%
Selenium	7.3µg	10.5µg	6%
Saturated fat	1.297g	0.22g	5%
Zinc	1.15mg	0.66mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.234mg	0.182mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.981g	0.39g	4%
Vitamin C	1.7mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.35mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	11µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.179mg	0.24mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	520kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	58g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.4	5.5	N/A
Net carbs	2.36g	75.55g	N/A
Sugar	3g	1.61g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	7mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.723mg	0.172mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.807mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	1.355mg	1.006mg	0%
Lysine	1.108mg	0.105mg	0%
Methionine	0.224mg	0.162mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.869mg	0.366mg	0%
Valine	0.831mg	0.337mg	0%
Histidine	0.449mg	0.172mg	0%
Fructose		0.17g	0%