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Fiddlehead ferns vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between fiddlehead ferns and corn

  • Fiddlehead ferns have more vitamin A, copper, vitamin C, vitamin B3, manganese, vitamin B2, and iron; however, corn is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Fiddlehead ferns cover your daily need for vitamin A, 67% more than corn.
  • Fiddlehead ferns have 7 times more copper than corn. While fiddlehead ferns have 0.32mg of copper, corn has only 0.049mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fiddlehead ferns, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 24% 9.6% 33% 49% 107% 23% 43% 0.13% 67% 0%
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +966.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.7%
Contains more IronIron +191.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +553.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +205.4%
~equal in Sodium ~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.
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 89% 60% 0% 0% 5% 48% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Corn
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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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +383.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1292.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +365%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fiddlehead ferns Corn DV% diff.
Copper 0.32mg 0.049mg 30%
Vitamin C 26.6mg 5.5mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.98mg 1.683mg 21%
Vitamin A 181µg 13µg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 16%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.167mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.21mg 0.057mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 11%
Iron 1.31mg 0.45mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.093mg 6%
Folate 23µg 6%
Choline 29.1mg 5%
Carbs 5.54g 20.98g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 4%
Potassium 370mg 218mg 4%
Calories 34kcal 96kcal 3%
Phosphorus 101mg 77mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Calcium 32mg 3mg 3%
Magnesium 34mg 26mg 2%
Fats 0.4g 1.5g 2%
Protein 4.55g 3.41g 2%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.62mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 1%
Net carbs 5.54g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 4.54g N/A
Sodium 1mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 6% 89%
Protein: 4.55 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 5.54 g
Water: 88.68 g
Other: 0.83 g
Corn
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3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.4%
Contains more WaterWater +20.8%
Contains more OtherOther +18.6%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +278.7%

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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. Fiddlehead ferns - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169405/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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