Cornmeal leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Cornmeal comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Amaranth, cooked for less sodium and more calcium.
Pick Cornmeal for more protein, more fiber, more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy102 kcal362 kcal
- Proteinmore is better3.8 g8.12 gWIN
- Carbohydrate18.69 g76.89 g
- Fibermore is better2.1 g7.3 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better—0.64 g
- Total fat1.58 g3.59 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.51 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN6 mg35 mg
- Potassiummore is better135 mg287 mgWIN
- Calciummore is betterWIN47 mg6 mg
- Ironmore is better2.1 mg3.45 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better65 mg127 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better—0 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.

