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Corn raw vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn raw and wild rice?

  • Corn raw is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin C, while wild rice is higher in zinc, copper, and manganese.
  • Corn raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 11% higher.
  • Wild rice is lower in sugar.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, raw and Wild rice, cooked types in this comparison.

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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 23% 0.9% 8.9% 23% 40% 37% 35% 0.39% 37% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more IronIron +15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +124.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +191.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~82mg

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% 4.8% 0% 13% 20% 24% 9.2% 31% 0% 1.3% 20% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +198.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +365.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +61.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn raw Wild rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.717mg 0.154mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.155mg 0.052mg 9%
Vitamin C 6.8mg 0mg 8%
Zinc 0.46mg 1.34mg 8%
Copper 0.054mg 0.121mg 7%
Potassium 270mg 101mg 5%
Manganese 0.163mg 0.282mg 5%
Folate 42µg 26µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.093mg 0.135mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.77mg 1.287mg 3%
Starch 5.7g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.087mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.487g 0.213g 2%
Fructose 1.94g 0.2g 2%
Fats 1.35g 0.34g 2%
Choline 23mg 10.2mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.325g 0.049g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.432g 0.05g 1%
Protein 3.27g 3.99g 1%
Calories 86kcal 101kcal 1%
Vitamin A 9µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Phosphorus 89mg 82mg 1%
Fiber 2g 1.8g 1%
Iron 0.52mg 0.6mg 1%
Magnesium 37mg 32mg 1%
Carbs 18.7g 21.34g 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.24mg 1%
Net carbs 16.7g 19.54g N/A
Calcium 2mg 3mg 0%
Sugar 6.26g 0.73g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.8µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.129mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.129mg 0.167mg 0%
Leucine 0.348mg 0.276mg 0%
Lysine 0.137mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.067mg 0.119mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.15mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.185mg 0.232mg 0%
Histidine 0.089mg 0.104mg 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
4% 21% 74%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 0.34 g
Carbs: 21.34 g
Water: 73.93 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +297.1%
Contains more OtherOther +57.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
~equal in Water ~73.93g

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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.049 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +764%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +128.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%

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
45% 27% 27%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.33 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.2 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +169.7%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1615%
Contains more FructoseFructose +870%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~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. Wild rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168897/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.