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Corn vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn and pickled cucumber different?

  • Corn is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, potassium, and folate; however, pickled cucumber is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pickled cucumber is 52% higher.
  • Corn has less sodium.
  • Pickled cucumber has a lower glycemic index (32) than corn (52).

Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Pickles, cucumber, sour are the varieties 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.
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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +847.8%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +3000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +450%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1418.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.5%

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 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +450%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1984.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1444.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11650%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 1mg 1208mg 52%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 47µg 39%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.038mg 15%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.009mg 10%
Phosphorus 77mg 14mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.011mg 7%
Protein 3.41g 0.33g 6%
Carbs 20.98g 2.26g 6%
Potassium 218mg 23mg 6%
Folate 23µg 1µg 6%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 1mg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 4mg 5%
Fiber 2.4g 1.2g 5%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.02mg 5%
Choline 29.1mg 3.6mg 5%
Calories 96kcal 11kcal 4%
Copper 0.049mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.01mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.081g 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.2g 2%
Iron 0.45mg 0.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.052g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.003g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 18.58g 1.06g N/A
Calcium 3mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 4.54g 1.06g N/A
Vitamin A 13µg 10µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +933.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +828.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.2%
Contains more OtherOther +347.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +644.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.6%

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.