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Daikon vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are daikon and corn different?

  • Daikon is richer in vitamin C and copper, while corn is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, manganese, and vitamin A.
  • Daikon covers your daily need for vitamin C, 18% more than corn.
  • Daikon contains 2 times more copper than corn. Daikon contains 0.115mg of copper, while corn contains 0.049mg.
  • Corn has a higher glycemic index (52) than daikon (32).

Radishes, oriental, raw 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.
Daikon
Daikon
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 8.1% 20% 15% 38% 4.1% 9.9% 2.7% 5% 3.8%
Corn
Corn
6
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 +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +313.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +339.5%
~equal in Potassium ~218mg

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.
Daikon
Daikon
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 73% 0% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 8.3% 11% 0% 0.75% 21%
Corn
Corn
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +365%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +741.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +473.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Daikon Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 22mg 5.5mg 18%
Vitamin B5 0.138mg 0.792mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 1.683mg 9%
Phosphorus 23mg 77mg 8%
Copper 0.115mg 0.049mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.139mg 7%
Protein 0.6g 3.41g 6%
Carbs 4.1g 20.98g 6%
Manganese 0.038mg 0.167mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.093mg 6%
Calories 18kcal 96kcal 4%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.62mg 4%
Choline 7.3mg 29.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.045g 0.603g 4%
Fiber 1.6g 2.4g 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.057mg 3%
Fats 0.1g 1.5g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 3mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.45mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.09mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Folate 28µg 23µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.03g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.3g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 300kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 556g 104g N/A
Net carbs 2.5g 18.58g N/A
Potassium 227mg 218mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 4.54g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.026mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.031mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.03mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.028mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.6 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4.1 g
Water: 94.62 g
Other: 0.58 g
Corn
Corn
4
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 WaterWater +28.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +468.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +411.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Daikon
Daikon
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.03 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.045 g
Corn
Corn
2
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 -84.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1240%

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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. Daikon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168451/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.