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Red potato vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between red potato and corn?

  • Red potato is richer in copper, potassium, vitamin C, and vitamin B6, while corn is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin A.
  • Red potato's daily need coverage for copper is 14% higher.
  • Corn has 3 times less potassium than red potato. Red potato has 545mg of potassium, while corn has 218mg.
  • Red potato is lower in sugar.
  • Red potato has a higher glycemic index (89) than corn (52).

We used Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150%
Contains more IronIron +55.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +255.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +55%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.167mg

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.
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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +129.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +600%
Contains more FolateFolate +17.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +29.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +14%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +54%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.683mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Corn DV% diff.
Copper 0.174mg 0.049mg 14%
Potassium 545mg 218mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.792mg 9%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 5.5mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.139mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.603g 4%
Iron 0.7mg 0.45mg 3%
Starch 15.15g 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.093mg 2%
Protein 2.3g 3.41g 2%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 0.4µg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.62mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 2.4g 2%
Fats 0.15g 1.5g 2%
Choline 18.9mg 29.1mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 1.683mg 1%
Phosphorus 72mg 77mg 1%
Folate 27µg 23µg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 13µg 1%
Calcium 9mg 3mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.374g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.057mg 1%
Calories 89kcal 96kcal 0%
Carbs 19.59g 20.98g 0%
Net carbs 17.79g 18.58g N/A
Magnesium 28mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 1.43g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 12mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.09mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.167mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.091mg 0%
Fructose 0.44g 0.79g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 g
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
Contains more OtherOther +84.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.3%
Contains more FatsFats +900%
~equal in Carbs ~20.98g
~equal in Water ~73.41g

Fat Type Comparison

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

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 15.15 g
Sucrose: 0.45 g
Glucose: 0.55 g
Fructose: 0.44 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Corn
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61% 23% 7% 7%
Starch: 7.17 g
Sucrose: 2.74 g
Glucose: 0.84 g
Fructose: 0.79 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.17 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +111.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +508.9%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +52.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +79.5%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.