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Corn raw vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn raw and daikon?

  • Corn raw is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and manganese, yet daikon is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Daikon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 17% more.
  • Corn raw has 9 times more vitamin B3 than daikon. While corn raw has 1.77mg of vitamin B3, daikon has only 0.2mg.
  • The glycemic index of daikon is lower.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, raw and Radishes, oriental, 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 26% 0.6% 24% 20% 18% 13% 38% 2% 21% 3.3%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +131.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.9%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more ZincZinc +206.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +287%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +328.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1250%
Contains more CopperCopper +113%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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 23% 3% 1.4% 0% 39% 13% 33% 43% 21% 0% 0.75% 32% 13%
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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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21% 4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +785%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +419.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +215.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +223.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn raw Daikon DV% diff.
Vitamin C 6.8mg 22mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 0.138mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.02mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.77mg 0.2mg 10%
Phosphorus 89mg 23mg 9%
Copper 0.054mg 0.115mg 7%
Carbs 18.7g 4.1g 5%
Magnesium 37mg 16mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 0.6g 5%
Manganese 0.163mg 0.038mg 5%
Folate 42µg 28µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.046mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 18kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 0.045g 3%
Choline 23mg 7.3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Zinc 0.46mg 0.15mg 3%
Calcium 2mg 27mg 3%
Fructose 1.94g 2%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Fats 1.35g 0.1g 2%
Fiber 2g 1.6g 2%
Iron 0.52mg 0.4mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 0.017g 1%
Saturated fat 0.325g 0.03g 1%
Potassium 270mg 227mg 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 16.7g 2.5g N/A
Sugar 6.26g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 15mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0.026mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.03mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.02mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.028mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.011mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.468g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 19% 76%
Protein: 3.27 g
Fats: 1.35 g
Carbs: 18.7 g
Water: 76.05 g
Other: 0.63 g
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4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +445%
Contains more FatsFats +1250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +356.1%
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%
~equal in Other ~0.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 35% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.325 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.432 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.487 g
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33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2441.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +982.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.8%

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 raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169998/nutrients
  2. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.