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Corn vs. Black gram — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn and black gram

  • Corn has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and vitamin C; however, black gram has more folate, iron, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, copper, and magnesium.
  • Black gram's daily need coverage for folate is 18% more.
  • Corn has 6 times more vitamin C than black gram. Corn has 5.5mg of vitamin C, while black gram has 1mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Mungo beans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, 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.
Corn
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 16% 20% 66% 46% 23% 67% 0.91% 54% 14%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +142.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1666.7%
Contains more IronIron +288.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +102.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +146.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
~equal in Potassium ~231mg

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.
Corn
Corn
5
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%
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 3.3% 0.67% 3% 0% 38% 17% 28% 26% 13% 0% 6.8% 71% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +550%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +139.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +61.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +575%
Contains more FolateFolate +308.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~29.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Black gram DV% diff.
Folate 23µg 94µg 18%
Iron 0.45mg 1.75mg 16%
Fiber 2.4g 6.4g 16%
Phosphorus 77mg 156mg 11%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.412mg 11%
Copper 0.049mg 0.139mg 10%
Magnesium 26mg 63mg 9%
Protein 3.41g 7.54g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.433mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.058mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.15mg 5%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 1mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 53mg 5%
Selenium 0.2µg 2.5µg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.83mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.359g 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 2.7µg 2%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.038g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.029g 1%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 1.5mg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.075mg 1%
Carbs 20.98g 18.34g 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 2µg 1%
Fats 1.5g 0.55g 1%
Calories 96kcal 105kcal 0%
Net carbs 18.58g 11.94g N/A
Potassium 218mg 231mg 0%
Sugar 4.54g 2.01g N/A
Sodium 1mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.15mg 0%
Choline 29.1mg 29.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.078mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.385mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.625mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.5mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.44mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.423mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.211mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
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
8% 18% 73%
Protein: 7.54 g
Fats: 0.55 g
Carbs: 18.34 g
Water: 72.51 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.1%
Contains more OtherOther +51.4%
~equal in Water ~72.51g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
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17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
9% 7% 84%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.038 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.029 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.359 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1189.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.7%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients
  2. Black gram - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172427/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.