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Corn vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn and cereal?

  • Cereal has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than corn.
  • Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 516% higher.
  • Corn is lower in sodium.
  • Cereal has a higher glycemic index (69) than corn (52).

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.
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%
Cereal
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 3% 9.3% 1277% 46% 207% 33% 104% 103% 34%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +7468.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1125.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +373.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3050%
~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg

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
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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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Cereal
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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 128% 271% 1.6% 0% 1572% 893% 555% 14% 1381% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6161.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6661.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6689.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4206.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 6.288mg 516%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 5.986mg 450%
Iron 0.45mg 34.06mg 420%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 3.87mg 293%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 29.62mg 175%
Vitamin A 13µg 814µg 89%
Zinc 0.62mg 7.6mg 63%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 38.5mg 37%
Sodium 1mg 795mg 35%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.79mg 27%
Carbs 20.98g 86.85g 22%
Calories 96kcal 378kcal 14%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.226mg 11%
Selenium 0.2µg 6.3µg 11%
Copper 0.049mg 0.137mg 10%
Folate 23µg 6%
Choline 29.1mg 5%
Protein 3.41g 6.06g 5%
Fiber 2.4g 1.4g 4%
Potassium 218mg 105mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.354g 2%
Magnesium 26mg 19mg 2%
Fructose 0.79g 0.26g 1%
Calcium 3mg 10mg 1%
Fats 1.5g 1.08g 1%
Net carbs 18.58g 85.45g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 10.35g N/A
Phosphorus 77mg 77mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.08mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.26g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.204g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.241mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.767mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.113mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.13mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.365mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.344mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.162mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
2
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Cereal
3
6% 87% 4% 2%
Protein: 6.06 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 86.85 g
Water: 3.78 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more FatsFats +38.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1842.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +314%
Contains more OtherOther +218.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
3
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Cereal
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32% 25% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.204 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.354 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -24.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
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61% 23% 7% 7%
Starch: 7.17 g
Sucrose: 2.74 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Cereal
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94% 3% 3%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 9.74 g
Glucose: 0.27 g
Fructose: 0.26 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.09 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +211.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +203.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +88.9%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +255.5%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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

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.