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Bulgur vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bulgur and corn

  • Bulgur has more manganese, fiber, and iron, while corn has more vitamin B5, vitamin C, phosphorus, and vitamin A.
  • Bulgur's daily need coverage for manganese is 19% higher.
  • Corn contains 2 times less iron than bulgur. Bulgur contains 0.96mg of iron, while corn contains 0.45mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bulgur, cooked and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.
Bulgur
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 3% 6% 36% 25% 16% 17% 0.65% 79% 3.3%
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +113.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +220.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
~equal in Zinc ~0.62mg

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.
Bulgur
1
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0.2% 0% 14% 6.5% 19% 21% 19% 0% 1.3% 14% 3.8%
Corn
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +67.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +321.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bulgur Corn DV% diff.
Manganese 0.609mg 0.167mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.344mg 0.792mg 9%
Fiber 4.5g 2.4g 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.5mg 6%
Iron 0.96mg 0.45mg 6%
Phosphorus 40mg 77mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1mg 1.683mg 4%
Choline 6.9mg 29.1mg 4%
Potassium 68mg 218mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.139mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.093mg 3%
Copper 0.075mg 0.049mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.098g 0.603g 3%
Fats 0.24g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.057mg 2%
Protein 3.08g 3.41g 1%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.374g 1%
Folate 18µg 23µg 1%
Calories 83kcal 96kcal 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.2µg 1%
Calcium 10mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.09mg 1%
Carbs 18.58g 20.98g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Net carbs 14.08g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 4.54g N/A
Zinc 0.57mg 0.62mg 0%
Sodium 5mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.089mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.114mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.208mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.085mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.048mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.139mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
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3% 19% 78%
Protein: 3.08 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 18.58 g
Water: 77.76 g
Other: 0.34 g
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.7%
Contains more FatsFats +525%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12.9%
Contains more OtherOther +105.9%
~equal in Water ~73.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bulgur
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25% 18% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.098 g
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1106.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +515.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Bulgur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170287/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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