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

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What are the differences between corn chips and corn grain?

Corn chips are higher in vitamin E, yet corn grain is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, copper, iron, vitamin B3, selenium, and fiber.
Corn chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 45% more.
Corn chips have 15 times more sodium than corn grain. While corn chips have 514mg of sodium, corn grain has only 35mg.

We used Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Corn grain, yellow 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

Corn grain

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+1871.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.3%
Contains more IronIron	+125.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+210.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+103.9%

~equal in Phosphorus ~210mg

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

Corn grain

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1375.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2000%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+719.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+157.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+330.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+123.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+272.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+137.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	16.438g	2.163g	95%
Vitamin E	7.23mg	0.49mg	45%
Fats	33.36g	4.74g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.622mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.385mg	28%
Copper	0.101mg	0.314mg	24%
Starch	51.36g		21%
Sodium	514mg	35mg	21%
Monounsaturated fat	9.134g	1.251g	20%
Iron	1.2mg	2.71mg	19%
Vitamin B3	0.842mg	3.627mg	17%
Saturated fat	4.331g	0.667g	17%
Selenium	7.6µg	15.5µg	14%
Magnesium	72mg	127mg	13%
Calcium	138mg	7mg	13%
Fiber	4g	7.3g	13%
Calories	538kcal	365kcal	9%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.201mg	9%
Zinc	1.29mg	2.21mg	8%
Protein	6.17g	9.42g	7%
Manganese	0.333mg	0.485mg	7%
Carbs	56.9g	74.26g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg	0.424mg	5%
Vitamin K	6.3µg	0.3µg	5%
Potassium	144mg	287mg	4%
Folate	8µg	19µg	3%
Phosphorus	194mg	210mg	2%
Choline	12.1mg		2%
Vitamin A	3µg	11µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.1g	2.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	872kcal	387kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	19g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.9	5.1	N/A
Net carbs	52.9g	66.96g	N/A
Sugar	0.27g	0.64g	N/A
Trans fat	0.088g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.246mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.235mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.803mg	1.155mg	0%
Lysine	0.185mg	0.265mg	0%
Methionine	0.137mg	0.197mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.322mg	0.463mg	0%
Valine	0.331mg	0.477mg	0%
Histidine	0.2mg	0.287mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g		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