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Corn vs. Water chestnuts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn and water chestnuts?

  • Corn is richer in vitamin B5 and vitamin A, while water chestnuts are higher in copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, potassium, vitamin E, and manganese.
  • Water chestnuts' daily need coverage for copper is 31% higher.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Waterchestnuts, chinese, (matai), raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 52% 2.3% 109% 14% 27% 1.8% 43% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more IronIron +650%
Contains more ZincZinc +24%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +22.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +167.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +565.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 13% 0% 24% 0% 35% 46% 19% 29% 76% 0% 0.75% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +37.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +43.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +250.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136%
Contains more CholineCholine +24.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Water chestnuts DV% diff.
Copper 0.049mg 0.326mg 31%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.328mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.2mg 11%
Potassium 218mg 584mg 11%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.331mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1.2mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.479mg 6%
Iron 0.45mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.14mg 4%
Protein 3.41g 1.4g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.043g 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Fiber 2.4g 3g 2%
Phosphorus 77mg 63mg 2%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 4mg 2%
Fats 1.5g 0.1g 2%
Folate 23µg 16µg 2%
Choline 29.1mg 36.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.026g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.002g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 22mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 20.98g 23.94g 1%
Calcium 3mg 11mg 1%
Calories 96kcal 97kcal 0%
Net carbs 18.58g 20.94g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 4.8g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 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%

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
24% 73%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 23.94 g
Water: 73.46 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.1%
Contains more OtherOther +57.1%
~equal in Water ~73.46g

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
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1302.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%

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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. Water chestnuts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170066/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.