Corn vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn and tomatillos

Corn has more vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, tomatillos have more manganese, vitamin K, and vitamin C.
Tomatillos' daily need coverage for manganese is 6645% more.
Corn has 5 times more vitamin B5 than tomatillos. Corn has 0.792mg of vitamin B5, while tomatillos have 0.15mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatillos, 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.

Corn

Tomatillo

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more ZincZinc	+181.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.9%
Contains more IronIron	+37.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+91516.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

~equal in Sodium ~1mg

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

Tomatillo

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+111.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+428%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+148.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+228.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+112.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+322.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2425%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.85mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.167mg	153mg	6645%
Vitamin B5	0.792mg	0.15mg	13%
Vitamin K	0.4µg	10.1µg	8%
Vitamin C	5.5mg	11.7mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.139mg	0.056mg	6%
Protein	3.41g	0.96g	5%
Carbs	20.98g	5.84g	5%
Phosphorus	77mg	39mg	5%
Zinc	0.62mg	0.22mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.093mg	0.044mg	4%
Folate	23µg	7µg	4%
Choline	29.1mg	7.6mg	4%
Calories	96kcal	32kcal	3%
Copper	0.049mg	0.079mg	3%
Starch	7.17g		3%
Iron	0.45mg	0.62mg	2%
Fiber	2.4g	1.9g	2%
Vitamin E	0.09mg	0.38mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.057mg	0.035mg	2%
Fats	1.5g	1.02g	1%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Potassium	218mg	268mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	6µg	1%
Selenium	0.2µg	0.5µg	1%
Vitamin B3	1.683mg	1.85mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.374g	0.155g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.603g	0.417g	1%
Fructose	0.79g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	282kcal	333kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	104g	313g	N/A
Net carbs	18.58g	3.94g	N/A
Calcium	3mg	7mg	0%
Sugar	4.54g	3.93g	N/A
Sodium	1mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.197g	0.139g	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%