Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
cornmeal
versus
mango juice
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in cornmeal and mango juice:
Cornmeal is high in calories and mango juice has 87% less calories than cornmeal - mango juice has 51 calories per 100 grams and cornmeal has 384 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, cornmeal is heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to mango juice per calorie. Cornmeal has a macronutrient ratio of 10:76:14 and for mango juice, 1:98:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Cornmeal | Mango Juice | |
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Protein | 10% | 1% |
Carbohydrates | 76% | 98% |
Fat | 14% | 1% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Cornmeal is high in carbohydrates and mango juice has 82% less carbohydrates than cornmeal - mango juice has 13.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and cornmeal has 72.9g of carbohydrates.
The carbs in mango juice are made of 98% sugar and 2% dietary fiber, whereas the carbs in cornmeal comprise of 85% starch, 13% dietary fiber and 2% sugar.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 30 times more dietary fiber than mango juice - mango juice has 0.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and cornmeal has 9.4g of dietary fiber.
Cornmeal has 6.9 times less sugar than mango juice - mango juice has 12.5g of sugar per 100 grams and cornmeal has 1.6g of sugar.
Cornmeal is a great source of protein and it has 88 times more protein than mango juice - mango juice has 0.11g of protein per 100 grams and cornmeal has 9.9g of protein.
Mango juice has 73.5 times less saturated fat than cornmeal - mango juice has 0.01g of saturated fat per 100 grams and cornmeal has 1g of saturated fat.
Mango juice is a great source of Vitamin C and it has more Vitamin C than cornmeal - mango juice has 15.2mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and cornmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Mango juice has more Vitamin A than cornmeal - mango juice has 35ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and cornmeal does not contain significant amounts.
Mango juice and cornmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - mango juice has 0.21mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and cornmeal has 0.37mg of Vitamin E.
Mango juice and cornmeal contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - mango juice has 0.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and cornmeal has 0.2ug of Vitamin K.
Cornmeal has more thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate.
Cornmeal | Mango Juice | |
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Thiamin | 0.3 MG | 0.003 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.093 MG | 0.003 MG |
Niacin | 2.47 MG | 0.08 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.595 MG | 0.07 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.59 MG | 0.015 MG |
Folate | 34 UG | 7 UG |
Mango juice has 183% more calcium than cornmeal - mango juice has 17mg of calcium per 100 grams and cornmeal has 6mg of calcium.
Cornmeal is a great source of iron and it has 731% more iron than mango juice - mango juice has 0.36mg of iron per 100 grams and cornmeal has 3mg of iron.
Cornmeal is an excellent source of potassium and it has 12 times more potassium than mango juice - mango juice has 24mg of potassium per 100 grams and cornmeal has 322mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, cornmeal has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than mango juice per 100 grams.
Cornmeal | Mango Juice | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.06 G | 0.008 G |
Total | 0.06 G | 0.008 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, cornmeal has more linoleic acid than mango juice per 100 grams.
Cornmeal | Mango Juice | |
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other omega 6 | 0.033 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 2.292 G | 0.003 G |
Total | 2.325 G | 0.003 G |
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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Cornmeal (Cornmeal, yellow (Navajo)) and Mango Juice (Mango nectar, canned) .
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5% | Vitamin A | 5% |
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 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% | 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% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||