Corn nuts vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn nuts and arepa?

Arepa has less phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, magnesium, manganese, copper, zinc, iron, and vitamin B2 than corn nuts.
Corn nuts' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 24% higher.
Corn nuts have 5 times more vitamin B1 than arepa. Corn nuts have 0.35mg of vitamin B1, while arepa has 0.07mg.
Arepa contains less sodium.
Corn nuts have a lower glycemic index than arepa.

We used Snacks, cornnuts, barbecue-flavor and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread) 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.

Corn nuts

Arepa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+303.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+225%
Contains more IronIron	+63.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+353.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+135%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+141.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+319.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+423.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55%

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.

Corn nuts

Arepa

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+238.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+85.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+258.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	283mg	117mg	24%
Fiber	8.4g	2.6g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.35mg	0.07mg	23%
Magnesium	109mg	27mg	20%
Manganese	0.487mg	0.116mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	7.36g	1.514g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.22g	0.989g	15%
Fats	14.3g	5.38g	14%
Sodium	600mg	270mg	14%
Carbs	71.7g	37.14g	12%
Copper	0.136mg	0.03mg	12%
Calories	436kcal	219kcal	11%
Selenium		6.1µg	11%
Zinc	1.88mg	0.8mg	10%
Iron	1.7mg	1.04mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.142mg	0.042mg	8%
Protein	9g	5.48g	7%
Calcium	17mg	89mg	7%
Potassium	286mg	88mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.187mg	0.107mg	6%
Vitamin A	17µg	61µg	5%
Vitamin B3	1.507mg	0.888mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.374mg	0.202mg	3%
Vitamin K		3.5µg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Choline		4.4mg	1%
Saturated fat	2.58g	2.902g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.1g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	484kcal	400kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	23g	46g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	4.1	0.86	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg		0%
Net carbs	63.3g	34.54g	N/A
Sugar		0.87g	N/A
Trans fat		0.157g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.048mg	0%
Threonine		0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.207mg	0%
Leucine		0.671mg	0%
Lysine		0.228mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.276mg	0%
Valine		0.276mg	0%
Histidine		0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.825g	N/A