Corn chips vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn chips and cassava?

Corn chips are higher in vitamin E, phosphorus, selenium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and fiber, yet cassava is higher in vitamin C.
Corn chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 47% more.
Corn chips have 59 times more saturated fat than cassava. While corn chips have 4.331g of saturated fat, cassava has only 0.074g.
The glycemic index of corn chips is lower.

We used Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Cassava, raw 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.

Corn chips

Cassava

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+242.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+762.5%
Contains more IronIron	+344.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+279.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+618.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+985.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.1mg

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.

Corn chips

Cassava

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3705.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+77.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+89.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+231.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+85.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+237.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.854mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	16.438g	0.048g	109%
Fats	33.36g	0.28g	51%
Vitamin E	7.23mg	0.19mg	47%
Phosphorus	194mg	27mg	24%
Vitamin C	0mg	20.6mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	9.134g	0.075g	23%
Sodium	514mg	14mg	22%
Starch	51.36g		21%
Calories	538kcal	160kcal	19%
Saturated fat	4.331g	0.074g	19%
Selenium	7.6µg	0.7µg	13%
Magnesium	72mg	21mg	12%
Calcium	138mg	16mg	12%
Iron	1.2mg	0.27mg	12%
Protein	6.17g	1.36g	10%
Fiber	4g	1.8g	9%
Zinc	1.29mg	0.34mg	9%
Carbs	56.9g	38.06g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.088mg	6%
Folate	8µg	27µg	5%
Potassium	144mg	271mg	4%
Vitamin K	6.3µg	1.9µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.087mg	3%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.384mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.048mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.107mg	2%
Choline	12.1mg	23.7mg	2%
Net carbs	52.9g	36.26g	N/A
Sugar	0.27g	1.7g	N/A
Copper	0.101mg	0.1mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.842mg	0.854mg	0%
Trans fat	0.088g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.019mg	0%
Threonine	0.246mg	0.028mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.235mg	0.027mg	0%
Leucine	0.803mg	0.039mg	0%
Lysine	0.185mg	0.044mg	0%
Methionine	0.137mg	0.011mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.322mg	0.026mg	0%
Valine	0.331mg	0.035mg	0%
Histidine	0.2mg	0.02mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.264g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.013g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	16.036g		N/A