Trail mix vs. Corn cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are trail mix and corn cake different?

Trail mix has more copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, potassium, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2; however, corn cake is richer in manganese.
Trail mix covers your daily need for copper, 63% more than corn cake.
Trail mix has 13 times more saturated fat than corn cake. Trail mix has 5.55g of saturated fat, while corn cake has 0.42g.
Corn cake has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn cake is 87, while the glycemic index of trail mix is 15.

Snacks, trail mix, regular and Snacks, corn cakes types were used 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.

Trail mix

Corn cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+310.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+336.3%
Contains more IronIron	+117.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+134.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+119.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+75.5%

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.

Trail mix

Corn cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+296%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+273.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+6900%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.15mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.83mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.985mg	0.42mg	63%
Polyunsaturated fat	9.65g	0.93g	58%
Fats	29.4g	2.4g	42%
Manganese	1.034mg	1.815mg	34%
Monounsaturated fat	12.53g	0.76g	29%
Phosphorus	345mg	157mg	27%
Saturated fat	5.55g	0.42g	23%
Iron	3.05mg	1.4mg	21%
Selenium		9.9µg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.462mg	0.25mg	18%
Potassium	685mg	157mg	16%
Carbs	44.9g	83.4g	13%
Folate	71µg	19µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.298mg	0.14mg	12%
Protein	13.8g	8.1g	11%
Zinc	3.22mg	2mg	11%
Sodium	229mg	488mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.198mg	0.05mg	11%
Magnesium	158mg	114mg	10%
Fiber		1.9g	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	70µg	8%
Calcium	78mg	19mg	6%
Calories	462kcal	387kcal	4%
Vitamin B3	4.712mg	5.15mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.895mg	0.83mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3g	2.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	335kcal	478kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	26g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4	4	N/A
Net carbs	44.9g	81.5g	N/A
Sugar		23.47g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.166mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.482mg	0.301mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.515mg	0.316mg	0%
Leucine	0.89mg	0.837mg	0%
Lysine	0.515mg	0.267mg	0%
Methionine	0.202mg	0.177mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.658mg	0.408mg	0%
Valine	0.658mg	0.442mg	0%
Histidine	0.357mg	0.227mg	0%