Millet flour vs. Corn grain — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between millet flour and corn grain

Millet flour has more selenium, copper, manganese, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while corn grain has more vitamin B6, fiber, and vitamin B2.
Millet flour's daily need coverage for selenium is 31% higher.
Corn grain contains 3 times less vitamin B5 than millet flour. Millet flour contains 1.267mg of vitamin B5, while corn grain contains 0.424mg.
Corn grain has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of corn grain is 52, while the glycemic index of millet flour is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Millet flour and Corn grain, yellow.

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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.

Millet flour

Corn grain

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more IronIron	+45.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+111%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+28.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~127mg

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.

Millet flour

Corn grain

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+198.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+166.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+121.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+345.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+175.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+67.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.385mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	32.7µg	15.5µg	31%
Starch	69.88g		29%
Copper	0.535mg	0.314mg	25%
Manganese	1.002mg	0.485mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.372mg	0.622mg	19%
Vitamin B5	1.267mg	0.424mg	17%
Fiber	3.5g	7.3g	15%
Vitamin B3	6.02mg	3.627mg	15%
Iron	3.94mg	2.71mg	15%
Phosphorus	285mg	210mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.073mg	0.201mg	10%
Folate	42µg	19µg	6%
Zinc	2.63mg	2.21mg	4%
Protein	10.75g	9.42g	3%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.49mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.618g	2.163g	3%
Potassium	224mg	287mg	2%
Magnesium	119mg	127mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.413mg	0.385mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.536g	0.667g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.924g	1.251g	1%
Calories	382kcal	365kcal	1%
Vitamin A		11µg	1%
Sodium	4mg	35mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	7mg	1%
Fats	4.25g	4.74g	1%
Carbs	75.12g	74.26g	0%
Net carbs	71.62g	66.96g	N/A
Sugar	1.66g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin K	0.8µg	0.3µg	0%
Trans fat	0.002g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.17mg	0.067mg	0%
Threonine	0.354mg	0.354mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.473mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	1.155mg	0%
Lysine	0.144mg	0.265mg	0%
Methionine	0.319mg	0.197mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.675mg	0.463mg	0%
Valine	0.584mg	0.477mg	0%
Histidine	0.257mg	0.287mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.044g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.549g		N/A