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Oats vs. Corn syrup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between oats and corn syrup?

  • The amount of manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B1, iron, fiber, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B5, and folate in oats is higher than in corn syrup.
  • Oats' daily need coverage for manganese is 209% more.
  • Oats have a lower glycemic index (59) than corn syrup (90).

We used Oats and Syrups, corn, dark 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.
Oats
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 126% 16% 38% 177% 209% 108% 224% 0.26% 641% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2112.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +875%
Contains more IronIron +1175.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1081.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +9825%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4654.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4816%

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.
Oats
6
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% 0% 0% 0% 191% 32% 18% 81% 27% 0% 0% 42% 0%
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% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6836.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1444.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4705%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5765.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1222.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Oats Corn syrup DV% diff.
Manganese 4.916mg 0.1mg 209%
Phosphorus 523mg 11mg 73%
Copper 0.626mg 0.053mg 64%
Vitamin B1 0.763mg 0.011mg 63%
Iron 4.72mg 0.37mg 54%
Fiber 10.6g 0g 42%
Magnesium 177mg 8mg 40%
Zinc 3.97mg 0.04mg 36%
Protein 16.89g 0g 34%
Vitamin B5 1.349mg 0.023mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.535g 0g 17%
Folate 56µg 0µg 14%
Fats 6.9g 0g 11%
Potassium 429mg 44mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.139mg 0.009mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.119mg 0.009mg 8%
Sodium 2mg 155mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.217g 0g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.961mg 0.02mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.178g 0g 5%
Calories 389kcal 286kcal 5%
Selenium 2.9µg 5%
Calcium 54mg 18mg 4%
Carbs 66.27g 77.59g 4%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Net carbs 55.67g 77.59g N/A
Sugar 77.59g N/A
Tryptophan 0.234mg 0%
Threonine 0.575mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.694mg 0%
Leucine 1.284mg 0%
Lysine 0.701mg 0%
Methionine 0.312mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.895mg 0%
Valine 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.405mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Oats
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17% 7% 66% 8% 2%
Protein: 16.89 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 66.27 g
Water: 8.22 g
Other: 1.72 g
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +330%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +17.1%
Contains more WaterWater +167.8%

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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. Oats - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169705/nutrients
  2. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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