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Corn vs. Broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn and broccoli different?

  • Corn is richer in vitamin B3, while broccoli is higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, and vitamin A.
  • Broccoli covers your daily need for vitamin C, 93% more than corn.
  • Corn contains 3 times more sugar than broccoli. Corn contains 4.54g of sugar, while broccoli contains 1.7g.
  • Corn has a higher glycemic index (52) than broccoli (32).

Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Broccoli, raw 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.
Corn
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +45%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
~equal in Copper ~0.049mg

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
Corn
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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%
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 297% 0% 10% 16% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1521.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +138.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25300%
Contains more FolateFolate +173.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin C 5.5mg 89.2mg 93%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 101.6µg 84%
Folate 23µg 63µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.639mg 7%
Carbs 20.98g 6.64g 5%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.78mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.117mg 5%
Calcium 3mg 47mg 4%
Iron 0.45mg 0.73mg 4%
Selenium 0.2µg 2.5µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.573mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.038g 4%
Calories 96kcal 34kcal 3%
Potassium 218mg 316mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 0g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.175mg 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.37g 2%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.41mg 2%
Phosphorus 77mg 66mg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 31µg 2%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.21mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.071mg 2%
Choline 29.1mg 18.7mg 2%
Protein 3.41g 2.82g 1%
Magnesium 26mg 21mg 1%
Fiber 2.4g 2.6g 1%
Sodium 1mg 33mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.039g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.011g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 8.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 121kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 294g N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 4.04g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 1.7g N/A
Copper 0.049mg 0.049mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.059mg 0%
Fructose 0.79g 0.68g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +20.9%
Contains more FatsFats +305.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +216%
Contains more WaterWater +21.6%
Contains more OtherOther +24.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
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
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1486.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
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
6% 29% 40% 12% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 0.49 g
Fructose: 0.68 g
Lactose: 0.21 g
Maltose: 0.21 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2640%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +71.4%
Contains more FructoseFructose +16.2%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +23.5%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/nutrients
  2. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.