Corn syrup vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are corn syrup and daikon different?
- Daikon has more vitamin C, folate, copper, fiber, and potassium than corn syrup.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin C for daikon is 24% higher.
- Corn syrup contains 31 times more sugar than daikon. While corn syrup contains 77.59g of sugar, daikon contains only 2.5g.
- Daikon has a lower glycemic index (32) than corn syrup (90).
Syrups, corn, dark and Radishes, oriental, raw are the varieties used 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.
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +163.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +314.3% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +415.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +117% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +275% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +109.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -86.5% |
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.
Contains more CholineCholine | +82.2% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +81.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +122.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +900% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +500% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +411.1% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 22mg | 24% |
Carbs | 77.59g | 4.1g | 24% |
Calories | 286kcal | 18kcal | 13% |
Folate | 0µg | 28µg | 7% |
Copper | 0.053mg | 0.115mg | 7% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.6g | 6% |
Sodium | 155mg | 21mg | 6% |
Potassium | 44mg | 227mg | 5% |
Selenium | 2.9µg | 0.7µg | 4% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.009mg | 0.046mg | 3% |
Manganese | 0.1mg | 0.038mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.023mg | 0.138mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 8mg | 16mg | 2% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 23mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.02mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
Protein | 0g | 0.6g | 1% |
Choline | 13.3mg | 7.3mg | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.009mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.011mg | 0.02mg | 1% |
Zinc | 0.04mg | 0.15mg | 1% |
Calcium | 18mg | 27mg | 1% |
Fats | 0g | 0.1g | 0% |
Net carbs | 77.59g | 2.5g | N/A |
Iron | 0.37mg | 0.4mg | 0% |
Sugar | 77.59g | 2.5g | N/A |
Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.3µg | 0% |
Saturated fat | 0g | 0.03g | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.017g | 0% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.045g | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.003mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.025mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.026mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.031mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.03mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.02mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.028mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.011mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
0 g
Fats:
0 g
Carbs:
77.59 g
Water:
22.01 g
Other:
0.4 g
Protein:
0.6 g
Fats:
0.1 g
Carbs:
4.1 g
Water:
94.62 g
Other:
0.58 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1792.4% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +329.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +45% |