Corn vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between corn and wild rice?
- Corn is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin C, and vitamin A; however, wild rice is richer in copper, zinc, and manganese.
- Corn's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 13% more.
We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Wild rice, cooked types 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +115.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -66.7% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +23.1% |
| Contains more IronIron | +33.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +146.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +116.1% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +68.9% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +300% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +78.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +30.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +414.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +185.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +166.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +52.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +25% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +13% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.792mg | 0.154mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.049mg | 0.121mg | 8% |
| Zinc | 0.62mg | 1.34mg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 5.5mg | 0mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.167mg | 0.282mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.093mg | 0.052mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.603g | 0.213g | 3% |
| Choline | 29.1mg | 10.2mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 101mg | 3% |
| Starch | 7.17g | 3% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.057mg | 0.087mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.683mg | 1.287mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.45mg | 0.6mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2.4g | 1.8g | 2% |
| Fats | 1.5g | 0.34g | 2% |
| Folate | 23µg | 26µg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.197g | 0.049g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.374g | 0.05g | 1% |
| Protein | 3.41g | 3.99g | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.79g | 0.2g | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.8µg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 26mg | 32mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 13µg | 0µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.09mg | 0.24mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 77mg | 82mg | 1% |
| Calories | 96kcal | 101kcal | 0% |
| Carbs | 20.98g | 21.34g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 18.58g | 19.54g | N/A |
| Calcium | 3mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.54g | 0.73g | N/A |
| Sodium | 1mg | 3mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.139mg | 0.135mg | 0% |
| Vitamin K | 0.4µg | 0.5µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.023mg | 0.049mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.133mg | 0.127mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.133mg | 0.167mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.358mg | 0.276mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.141mg | 0.17mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.069mg | 0.119mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.155mg | 0.195mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.191mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.091mg | 0.104mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +341.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +75% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +17% |
~equal in
Carbs
~21.34g
~equal in
Water
~73.93g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +648% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +183.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -75.1% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +730.3% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +320% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +295% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
~equal in
Lactose
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~equal in
Galactose
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