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Corn vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn and spätzle different?

  • Corn is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium, while spätzle is higher in selenium, manganese, and copper.
  • Spätzle covers your daily need for selenium, 43% more than corn.
  • Corn is lower in sodium.

Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt types were 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +473.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11850%
~equal in Zinc ~0.65mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~76mg

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%
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% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +201.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +228.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +88.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Spätzle DV% diff.
Selenium 0.2µg 23.9µg 43%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.263mg 11%
Cholesterol 0mg 29mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.4mg 8%
Sodium 1mg 165mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.046mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.315mg 6%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 218mg 38mg 5%
Fiber 2.4g 1.2g 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.098mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.03mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Folate 23µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.02mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Protein 3.41g 4.54g 2%
Calories 96kcal 138kcal 2%
Iron 0.45mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 20.98g 25.16g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.581g 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.419g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.17mg 1%
Fats 1.5g 2.07g 1%
Choline 29.1mg 25.7mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 21mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 12mg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 0g 1%
Net carbs 18.58g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.62mg 0.65mg 0%
Phosphorus 77mg 76mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.029g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.552g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.121mg 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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more OtherOther +40%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.1%
Contains more FatsFats +38%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19.9%
~equal in Water ~67.73g

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
27% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +55.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.552g

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
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +6750%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1100%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +76.5%
~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
  2. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.