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Sorghum grain vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between sorghum grain and corn

  • Sorghum grain is higher than corn in manganese, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B1, fiber, and vitamin B3.
  • Sorghum grain covers your daily manganese needs 63% more than corn.
  • Sorghum grain contains 61 times more selenium than corn. While sorghum grain contains 12.2µg of selenium, corn contains only 0.2µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Sorghum grain and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 118% 3.9% 32% 126% 95% 46% 124% 0.26% 209% 67%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +534.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.5%
Contains more IronIron +646.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +479.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +275.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +861.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%

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 0% 0% 10% 0% 83% 22% 69% 22% 102% 0% 0% 15% 0%
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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 EVitamin E +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +257%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +119.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +218.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +15%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sorghum grain Corn DV% diff.
Manganese 1.605mg 0.167mg 63%
Iron 3.36mg 0.45mg 36%
Magnesium 165mg 26mg 33%
Phosphorus 289mg 77mg 30%
Copper 0.284mg 0.049mg 26%
Vitamin B6 0.443mg 0.139mg 23%
Selenium 12.2µg 0.2µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.332mg 0.093mg 20%
Carbs 72.09g 20.98g 17%
Fiber 6.7g 2.4g 17%
Protein 10.62g 3.41g 14%
Vitamin B3 3.688mg 1.683mg 13%
Calories 329kcal 96kcal 12%
Zinc 1.67mg 0.62mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.367mg 0.792mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.558g 0.603g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.5mg 6%
Choline 29.1mg 5%
Potassium 363mg 218mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.09mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.096mg 0.057mg 3%
Fats 3.46g 1.5g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.131g 0.374g 2%
Saturated fat 0.61g 0.197g 2%
Folate 20µg 23µg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Calcium 13mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Net carbs 65.39g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 2.53g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.124mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.346mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.433mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 1.491mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.229mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.169mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.546mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.561mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.246mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 3% 72% 12%
Protein: 10.62 g
Fats: 3.46 g
Carbs: 72.09 g
Water: 12.4 g
Other: 1.43 g
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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 ProteinProtein +211.4%
Contains more FatsFats +130.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243.6%
Contains more OtherOther +104.3%
Contains more WaterWater +492%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 34% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.61 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.131 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.558 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +202.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.7%

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. Sorghum grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169716/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.