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Corn raw vs. Spaghetti — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn raw and spaghetti different?

  • Corn raw is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin C, and potassium, while spaghetti is higher in selenium, manganese, and copper.
  • Spaghetti covers your daily need for selenium, 47% more than corn raw.

Corn, sweet, yellow, raw and Pasta, cooked, unenriched, without added salt types were 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 2.1% 3.9% 19% 33% 14% 25% 0.13% 42% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +105.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +513.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +85.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +10.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%
~equal in Iron ~0.5mg

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%
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% 0% 1.2% 0% 5% 4.6% 7.5% 6.7% 11% 0% 0% 5.3% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +175%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +342.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +540.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
Contains more CholineCholine +259.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn raw Spaghetti DV% diff.
Selenium 0.6µg 26.4µg 47%
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 0.112mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.02mg 11%
Folate 42µg 7µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.77mg 0.4mg 9%
Starch 5.7g 26.01g 8%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 270mg 44mg 7%
Manganese 0.163mg 0.322mg 7%
Magnesium 37mg 18mg 5%
Protein 3.27g 5.8g 5%
Copper 0.054mg 0.1mg 5%
Carbs 18.7g 30.86g 4%
Phosphorus 89mg 58mg 4%
Calories 86kcal 158kcal 4%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.049mg 3%
Choline 23mg 6.4mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.02mg 3%
Fructose 1.94g 0.03g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 0.326g 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 1mg 1%
Fiber 2g 1.8g 1%
Calcium 2mg 7mg 1%
Fats 1.35g 0.93g 1%
Saturated fat 0.325g 0.176g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 0.131g 1%
Net carbs 16.7g 29.06g N/A
Iron 0.52mg 0.5mg 0%
Sugar 6.26g 0.56g N/A
Zinc 0.46mg 0.51mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.083mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.206mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0.228mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.44mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.133mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0.065mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.297mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.262mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.132mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.014g 0.024g 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
6% 31% 62%
Protein: 5.8 g
Fats: 0.93 g
Carbs: 30.86 g
Water: 62.13 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +45.2%
Contains more WaterWater +22.4%
Contains more OtherOther +125%
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65%

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
28% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.176 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.326 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +229.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
48% 7% 29% 16%
Starch: 5.7 g
Sucrose: 0.89 g
Glucose: 3.43 g
Fructose: 1.94 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
98%
Starch: 26.01 g
Sucrose: 0.09 g
Glucose: 0.04 g
Fructose: 0.03 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.4 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +888.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +8475%
Contains more FructoseFructose +6366.7%
Contains more StarchStarch +356.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Spaghetti - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168928/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.