Buckwheat vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are buckwheat and corn different?
- Buckwheat is richer in copper, manganese, and magnesium, while corn is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin C, and vitamin A.
- Buckwheat covers your daily need for copper, 11% more than corn.
- Buckwheat contains 2 times more manganese than corn. Buckwheat contains 0.403mg of manganese, while corn contains 0.167mg.
- Buckwheat is lower in sugar.
Buckwheat groats, roasted, cooked and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used in this article.
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Mineral Comparison
Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +96.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +133.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +77.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +198% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +141.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1000% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +147.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -75% |
Vitamin Comparison
Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +375% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +132.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +46.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +79% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +120.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +80.5% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +64.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +44.8% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.146mg | 0.049mg | 11% |
| Manganese | 0.403mg | 0.167mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.359mg | 0.792mg | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 5.5mg | 6% |
| Magnesium | 51mg | 26mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.94mg | 1.683mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.077mg | 0.139mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.093mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 88mg | 218mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 0.45mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 2.2µg | 0.2µg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.603g | 3% |
| Starch | 7.17g | 3% | |
| Folate | 14µg | 23µg | 2% |
| Choline | 20.1mg | 29.1mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 1.9µg | 0.4µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.039mg | 0.057mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.1g | 0.79g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 13µg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 70mg | 77mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 2.7g | 2.4g | 1% |
| Fats | 0.62g | 1.5g | 1% |
| Calories | 92kcal | 96kcal | 0% |
| Protein | 3.38g | 3.41g | 0% |
| Carbs | 19.94g | 20.98g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 17.24g | 18.58g | N/A |
| Calcium | 7mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.9g | 4.54g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.61mg | 0.62mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 1mg | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.09mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.134g | 0.197g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.188g | 0.374g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.049mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.129mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.127mg | 0.133mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.212mg | 0.358mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.172mg | 0.141mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.044mg | 0.069mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.133mg | 0.155mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.173mg | 0.191mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.079mg | 0.091mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +141.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +62.8% |
~equal in
Protein
~3.41g
~equal in
Carbs
~20.98g
~equal in
Water
~73.41g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -32% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +98.9% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +220.7% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +585% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +320% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +690% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
~equal in
Lactose
~0g
~equal in
Galactose
~0g
