All-purpose flour leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided · 1 tie
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
All-purpose flour comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All-purpose flour for more protein, less sugar, less saturated fat, less sodium, more calcium and more iron.
Pick Polenta (cornmeal), cooked for more fiber, more potassium and more magnesium.
Evenly matched on vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy364 kcal370 kcal
- Proteinmore is betterWIN10.33 g7.11 g
- Carbohydrate76.31 g79.45 g
- Fibermore is better2.7 g3.9 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is betterWIN0.27 g1.61 g
- Total fat0.98 g1.75 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.16 g0.22 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN2 mg7 mg
- Potassiummore is better107 mg142 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN15 mg3 mg
- Ironmore is betterWIN4.64 mg4.36 mg
- Magnesiummore is better22 mg32 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0 mg0 mg
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

