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Cassava vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cassava and corn syrup

  • Corn syrup has less vitamin C, manganese, fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin B3 than cassava.
  • Cassava covers your daily need for vitamin C, 23% more than corn syrup.
  • Cassava has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cassava, raw and Syrups, corn, dark.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +515.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +284%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more IronIron +37%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.3%

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.
Cassava
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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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +690.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4170%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +365.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +877.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +78.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Corn syrup DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Carbs 38.06g 77.59g 13%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.1mg 12%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Potassium 271mg 44mg 7%
Calories 160kcal 286kcal 6%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.009mg 6%
Sodium 14mg 155mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.011mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.02mg 5%
Copper 0.1mg 0.053mg 5%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.9µg 4%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 8mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.009mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 11mg 2%
Choline 23.7mg 13.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.37mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 77.59g N/A
Calcium 16mg 18mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 77.59g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +171.1%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +103.9%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

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

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