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Corn grain vs. Borage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn grain and borage?

  • Corn grain is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B3, yet borage is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Borage's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 80% more.
  • Corn grain has 17 times more selenium than borage. While corn grain has 15.5µg of selenium, borage has only 0.9µg.

We used Corn grain, yellow and Borage, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 91% 2.1% 25% 102% 105% 60% 90% 4.6% 63% 85%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 37% 28% 41% 124% 43% 5.5% 23% 10% 46% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +144.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +141.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1005%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +296.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1622.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1228.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +63.8%
Contains more IronIron +21.8%

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 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% 3.7% 9.8% 0% 96% 46% 68% 25% 144% 0% 0.75% 14% 0%
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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 117% 70% 0% 0% 15% 35% 17% 2.5% 19% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +541.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +303%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +934.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +640.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1809.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn grain Borage DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.622mg 0.084mg 41%
Vitamin C 0mg 35mg 39%
Fiber 7.3g 29%
Selenium 15.5µg 0.9µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.385mg 0.06mg 27%
Carbs 74.26g 3.06g 24%
Vitamin A 11µg 210µg 22%
Phosphorus 210mg 53mg 22%
Copper 0.314mg 0.13mg 20%
Magnesium 127mg 52mg 18%
Zinc 2.21mg 0.2mg 18%
Vitamin B3 3.627mg 0.9mg 17%
Calories 365kcal 21kcal 17%
Protein 9.42g 1.8g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.163g 0.109g 14%
Calcium 7mg 93mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.424mg 0.041mg 8%
Iron 2.71mg 3.3mg 7%
Manganese 0.485mg 0.349mg 6%
Fats 4.74g 0.7g 6%
Potassium 287mg 470mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.201mg 0.15mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.251g 0.211g 3%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 3%
Folate 19µg 13µg 2%
Sodium 35mg 80mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.667g 0.17g 2%
Net carbs 66.96g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 0.64g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.337mg 0%
Leucine 1.155mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0%
Methionine 0.197mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.463mg 0%
Valine 0.477mg 0%
Histidine 0.287mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 5% 74% 10%
Protein: 9.42 g
Fats: 4.74 g
Carbs: 74.26 g
Water: 10.37 g
Other: 1.21 g
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2% 3% 93%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 3.06 g
Water: 93 g
Other: 1.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +423.3%
Contains more FatsFats +577.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2326.8%
Contains more WaterWater +796.8%
Contains more OtherOther +19%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 31% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.667 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.251 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.163 g
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35% 43% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.211 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +492.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1884.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.5%

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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 grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170288/nutrients
  2. Borage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170481/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.