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Chayote vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chayote and corn?

  • Chayote is higher in folate and copper; however, corn is richer in vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin A.
  • Chayote's daily need coverage for folate is 18% more.
  • Corn contains 3 times less copper than chayote. Chayote contains 0.123mg of copper, while corn contains 0.049mg.

We used Chayote, fruit, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Corn
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 CalciumCalcium +466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +151%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +13.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74.4%
Contains more IronIron +32.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +327.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Selenium ~0.2µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
Corn
Corn
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +925%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +272%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +258.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Corn DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 23µg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.792mg 11%
Copper 0.123mg 0.049mg 8%
Phosphorus 18mg 77mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 1.683mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.093mg 6%
Protein 0.82g 3.41g 5%
Carbs 4.51g 20.98g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.139mg 5%
Calories 19kcal 96kcal 4%
Choline 9.2mg 29.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.603g 4%
Magnesium 12mg 26mg 3%
Potassium 125mg 218mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 2.4g 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 0.4µg 3%
Fats 0.13g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 5.5mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.057mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 3mg 1%
Iron 0.34mg 0.45mg 1%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.62mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.167mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 232kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 526g 104g N/A
Net carbs 2.81g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Corn
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 WaterWater +28.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +315.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1053.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +365.2%
Contains more OtherOther +133.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Corn
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 -85.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3640%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +957.9%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.