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Corn vs. Daikon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn and daikon different?

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

Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Radishes, oriental, 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
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%
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +134.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Potassium ~227mg

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
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%
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%
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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +468.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +411.7%
Contains more OtherOther +20.7%
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1240%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.8%

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