Corn vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between corn and arrowroot
- Corn is higher in vitamin B5, yet arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium.
- Arrowroot covers your daily folate needs 79% more than corn.
- Corn contains 3 times more vitamin B5 than arrowroot. While corn contains 0.792mg of vitamin B5, arrowroot contains only 0.292mg.
Food varieties used in this article are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Arrowroot, raw.
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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 less SodiumSodium | -96.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +100% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +108.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +393.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +146.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +27.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +250% |
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 Vitamin CVitamin C | +189.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1200% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +171.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +53.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +91.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +1369.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Folate | 23µg | 338µg | 79% |
| Iron | 0.45mg | 2.22mg | 22% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.266mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.292mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 0.121mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 454mg | 7% |
| Choline | 29.1mg | 5% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.143mg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 1.9mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.4g | 1.3g | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 98mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.092g | 3% |
| Carbs | 20.98g | 13.39g | 3% |
| Starch | 7.17g | 3% | |
| Protein | 3.41g | 4.24g | 2% |
| Calories | 96kcal | 65kcal | 2% |
| Fats | 1.5g | 0.2g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 26mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 13µg | 1µg | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 0.004g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.039g | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.79g | 1% | |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 1% | |
| Net carbs | 18.58g | 12.09g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 26mg | 25mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 3mg | 6mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.54g | N/A | |
| Zinc | 0.62mg | 0.63mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.174mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 1.693mg | 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
| Contains more FatsFats | +650% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +56.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +24.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +102.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +9250% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +555.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -80.2% |
