Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornmeal
versus
peach
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornmeal and peach:
Cornmeal is high in calories and peach has 89% less calories than cornmeal - cornmeal has 384 calories per 100 grams and peach has 42 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornmeal is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to peach for protein. Cornmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 10:76:14 and for peach, 8:87:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cornmeal | Peach | |
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Protein | 10% | 8% |
Carbohydrates | 76% | 87% |
Fat | 14% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cornmeal is high in carbohydrates and peach has 86% less carbohydrates than cornmeal - cornmeal has 72.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and peach has 10.1g of carbohydrates.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 527% more dietary fiber than peach - cornmeal has 9.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and peach has 1.5g of dietary fiber.
Peach has less sugar than cornmeal - cornmeal has 1.6g of sugar per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal is a great source of protein and it has 982% more protein than peach - cornmeal has 9.9g of protein per 100 grams and peach has 0.91g of protein.
Peach has less saturated fat than cornmeal - cornmeal has 1g of saturated fat per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more Vitamin C than cornmeal - peach has 4.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Peach has more Vitamin A than cornmeal - peach has 24ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cornmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal has more Vitamin E than peach - cornmeal has 0.37mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and peach does not contain significant amounts.
Cornmeal and peach contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - cornmeal has 0.2ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and peach has 3ug of Vitamin K.
Cornmeal has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Cornmeal | Peach | |
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Thiamin | 0.3 MG | 0.024 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.093 MG | 0.031 MG |
Niacin | 2.47 MG | 0.806 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.595 MG | 0.153 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.59 MG | 0.025 MG |
Folate | 34 UG | 6 UG |
Cornmeal and peach contain similar amounts of calcium - cornmeal has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and peach has 4mg of calcium.
Cornmeal is a great source of iron and it has 779% more iron than peach - cornmeal has 3mg of iron per 100 grams and peach has 0.34mg of iron.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of potassium and it has 164% more potassium than peach - cornmeal has 322mg of potassium per 100 grams and peach has 122mg of potassium.
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | carbohydrates | 5% |
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5% | dietary fiber | 5% |
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5% | total fat | 5% |
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5% | saturated fat | 5% |
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G | 5% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | trans fat | 5% | G | |||
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin C | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin D | 5% |
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5% | calcium | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin K | 5% |
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5% | protein | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | fluoride | 5% |
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5% | iodine | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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5% | zinc | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||