Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornmeal
versus
cardamom
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornmeal and cardamom:
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in calories. Cornmeal has 23% more calories than cardamom - cornmeal has 384 calories per 100 grams and cardamom has 311 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornmeal is similar to cardamom for protein, carbs and fat. Cornmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 10:76:14 and for cardamom, 11:73:16 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cornmeal | Cardamom | |
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Protein | 10% | 11% |
Carbohydrates | 76% | 73% |
Fat | 14% | 16% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in carbohydrates. Cornmeal has a little more carbohydrates (6%) than cardamom by weight - cornmeal has 72.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and cardamom has 68.5g of carbohydrates.
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in dietary fiber. Cardamom has 198% more dietary fiber than cornmeal - cornmeal has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cardamom has 28g of dietary fiber.
Cardamom has less sugar than cornmeal - cornmeal has 1.6g of sugar per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in protein. Cornmeal is very similar to cornmeal for protein - cornmeal has 9.9g of protein per 100 grams and cardamom has 10.8g of protein.
Cornmeal and cardamom contain similar amounts of saturated fat - cornmeal has 1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cardamom has 0.68g of saturated fat.
Cardamom is an excellent source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than cornmeal - cardamom has 21mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal has more Vitamin E than cardamom - cornmeal has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal and cardamom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cornmeal has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cardamom does not contain significant amounts.
Cardamom has more riboflavin, however, cornmeal contains more niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both cornmeal and cardamom contain significant amounts of thiamin.
Cornmeal | Cardamom | |
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Thiamin | 0.3 MG | 0.198 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.093 MG | 0.182 MG |
Niacin | 2.47 MG | 1.102 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.595 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.59 MG | 0.23 MG |
Folate | 34 UG | ~ |
Cardamom is an excellent source of calcium and it has 62 times more calcium than cornmeal - cornmeal has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and cardamom has 383mg of calcium.
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in iron. Cardamom has 367% more iron than cornmeal - cornmeal has 3mg of iron per 100 grams and cardamom has 14mg of iron.
Both cornmeal and cardamom are high in potassium. Cardamom has 248% more potassium than cornmeal - cornmeal has 322mg of potassium per 100 grams and cardamom has 1119mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, both cornmeal and cardamom contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Cornmeal | Cardamom | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.06 G | 0.12 G |
Total | 0.06 G | 0.12 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cornmeal has more linoleic acid than cardamom per 100 grams.
Cornmeal | Cardamom | |
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other omega 6 | 0.033 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 2.292 G | 0.31 G |
Total | 2.325 G | 0.31 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||