Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Eggplant
  5. Compare
  6. Eggplant vs. Corn

Eggplant vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

What are the differences between eggplant and corn?

  • The amount of vitamin B5, phosphorus, vitamin B3, protein, and carbs in corn is higher than in eggplant.
  • Eggplant has a lower glycemic index (30) than corn (52).

We used Eggplant, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this article.

Infographic

Eggplant vs Corn infographic
Infographic link

Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Corn
Corn
5
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 CopperCopper +65.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +95.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +287.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
~equal in Potassium ~218mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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 7.3% 0% 0.33% 6% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17%
Corn
Corn
7
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 EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +775%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +181.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Eggplant Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.281mg 0.792mg 10%
Phosphorus 24mg 77mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.649mg 1.683mg 6%
Protein 0.98g 3.41g 5%
Carbs 5.88g 20.98g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.039mg 0.093mg 5%
Calories 25kcal 96kcal 4%
Vitamin C 2.2mg 5.5mg 4%
Copper 0.081mg 0.049mg 4%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.62mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.084mg 0.139mg 4%
Choline 6.9mg 29.1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.603g 4%
Magnesium 14mg 26mg 3%
Iron 0.23mg 0.45mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.167mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.4µg 3%
Fats 0.18g 1.5g 2%
Fiber 3g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.037mg 0.057mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 3mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 13µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.09mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 1.54g 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.9g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 255kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 400g 104g N/A
Net carbs 2.88g 18.58g N/A
Potassium 229mg 218mg 0%
Sugar 3.53g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.2µg 0%
Folate 22µg 23µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.045mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.064mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Corn
Corn
3
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 +25.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +248%
Contains more FatsFats +733.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +256.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 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 -82.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +693.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 47% 46%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.26 g
Glucose: 1.58 g
Fructose: 1.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Corn
Corn
3
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 GlucoseGlucose +88.1%
Contains more FructoseFructose +94.9%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +953.8%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

People also compare

Eggplant
Eggplant vs Carrot
Carrot
Eggplant
Eggplant vs Cucumber
Cucumber
Eggplant
Eggplant vs Onion
Onion
Corn
Corn vs Potato
Potato
Corn
Corn vs Cauliflower
Cauliflower
Corn
Corn vs Celery
Celery

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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.