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Wheat flour, whole-grain vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat flour, whole-grain and corn different?

  • Wheat flour, whole-grain is higher than corn in manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Wheat flour, whole-grain covers your daily need for manganese, 170% more than corn.
  • Wheat flour, whole-grain contains 309 times more selenium than corn. Wheat flour, whole-grain contains 61.8µg of selenium, while corn contains 0.2µg.

Wheat flour, whole-grain and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 98% 10% 32% 135% 137% 71% 153% 0.26% 530% 337%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +426.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1033.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66.5%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +736.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +319.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +363.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2335.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30800%
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% 14% 0% 126% 38% 93% 36% 94% 0% 4.8% 33% 17%
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 EVitamin E +688.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +439.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +192.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +375%
Contains more FolateFolate +91.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~29.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat flour, whole-grain Corn DV% diff.
Manganese 4.067mg 0.167mg 170%
Selenium 61.8µg 0.2µg 112%
Copper 0.41mg 0.049mg 40%
Phosphorus 357mg 77mg 40%
Iron 3.6mg 0.45mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.502mg 0.093mg 34%
Fiber 10.7g 2.4g 33%
Magnesium 137mg 26mg 26%
Starch 57.77g 7.17g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.407mg 0.139mg 21%
Protein 13.21g 3.41g 20%
Vitamin B3 4.957mg 1.683mg 20%
Zinc 2.6mg 0.62mg 18%
Carbs 71.97g 20.98g 17%
Calories 340kcal 96kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.057mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.5mg 6%
Folate 44µg 23µg 5%
Potassium 363mg 218mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.71mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.603mg 0.792mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.167g 0.603g 4%
Calcium 34mg 3mg 3%
Fats 2.5g 1.5g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.43g 0.197g 1%
Fructose 0.05g 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 61.27g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 0.41g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Choline 31.2mg 29.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.283g 0.374g 0%
Tryptophan 0.174mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.367mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.443mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.898mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.359mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.228mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.682mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.564mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.357mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 3% 72% 11%
Protein: 13.21 g
Fats: 2.5 g
Carbs: 71.97 g
Water: 10.74 g
Other: 1.58 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 ProteinProtein +287.4%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +243%
Contains more OtherOther +125.7%
Contains more WaterWater +583.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 15% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.283 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.167 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
99%
Starch: 57.77 g
Sucrose: 0.36 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0.05 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 +705.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +661.1%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1480%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Wheat flour, whole-grain - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168893/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.