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Corn chips vs. Corn cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn chips and corn cake

  • Corn chips have more fats and calcium; however, corn cake has more manganese, copper, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, magnesium, and carbs.
  • Corn cake's daily need coverage for manganese is 64% more.
  • Corn chips have 14 times more fats than corn cake. Corn chips have 33.36g of fats, while corn cake has 2.4g.
  • Corn cake is lower in saturated fat.
  • Corn cake has a higher glycemic index than corn chips.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Snacks, corn cakes.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 41% 13% 45% 34% 35% 83% 67% 43% 41%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 81% 5.7% 14% 53% 140% 55% 67% 64% 237% 54%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +626.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +315.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +445%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.3%
~equal in Potassium ~157mg
~equal in Sodium ~488mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 0% 0% 1% 145% 12% 18% 16% 11% 39% 0% 16% 6%
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 0% 0% 23% 0% 63% 12% 97% 50% 32% 0% 0% 14%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +431.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +511.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +336.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +137.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn chips Corn cake DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 16.438g 0.93g 103%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 16.036g 94%
Manganese 0.333mg 1.815mg 64%
Fats 33.36g 2.4g 48%
Vitamin E 7.23mg 48%
Copper 0.101mg 0.42mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.842mg 5.15mg 27%
Starch 51.36g 21%
Monounsaturated fat 9.134g 0.76g 21%
Saturated fat 4.331g 0.42g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.047mg 0.25mg 17%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.264g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 0.83mg 13%
Calcium 138mg 19mg 12%
Magnesium 72mg 114mg 10%
Carbs 56.9g 83.4g 9%
Calories 538kcal 387kcal 8%
Fiber 4g 1.9g 8%
Vitamin A 3µg 70µg 7%
Zinc 1.29mg 2mg 6%
Phosphorus 194mg 157mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.3µg 0µg 5%
Protein 6.17g 8.1g 4%
Selenium 7.6µg 9.9µg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 1.4mg 3%
Folate 8µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.078mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.167mg 0.14mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Sodium 514mg 488mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.1g 2.1g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 872kcal 478kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 19g 26g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5.9 4 N/A
Net carbs 52.9g 81.5g N/A
Potassium 144mg 157mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 23.47g N/A
Trans fat 0.088g N/A
Tryptophan 0.046mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.246mg 0.301mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.235mg 0.316mg 0%
Leucine 0.803mg 0.837mg 0%
Lysine 0.185mg 0.267mg 0%
Methionine 0.137mg 0.177mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.322mg 0.408mg 0%
Valine 0.331mg 0.442mg 0%
Histidine 0.2mg 0.227mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid) 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 33% 57% 3%
Protein: 6.17 g
Fats: 33.36 g
Carbs: 56.9 g
Water: 1.07 g
Other: 2.5 g
8% 2% 83% 5%
Protein: 8.1 g
Fats: 2.4 g
Carbs: 83.4 g
Water: 4.6 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +1290%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.6%
Contains more WaterWater +329.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 31% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.331 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 16.438 g
20% 36% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.42 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.93 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1101.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1667.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.3%

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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. Corn chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167537/nutrients
  2. Corn cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168857/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.