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Corn vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn and malt?

  • Corn is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, fiber, vitamin B6, and vitamin C, while malt is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, and selenium.
  • Malt's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 18% higher.
  • Malt has 55 times less vitamin C than corn. Corn has 5.5mg of vitamin C, while malt has 0.1mg.
  • Corn is lower in saturated fat.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk 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
Corn
7
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%
Malt
Malt
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +51.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +108.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2600%

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%
Malt
Malt
3
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 0.33% 0% 8.7% 1.2% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +5400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +549.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +123.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +155.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +222.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.42µg 18%
Calcium 3mg 98mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.184mg 10%
Selenium 0.2µg 5.4µg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.259mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.354mg 9%
Fiber 2.4g 0.5g 8%
Saturated fat 0.197g 1.883g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.046mg 7%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 0.1mg 6%
Choline 29.1mg 5%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.08mg 4%
Folate 23µg 9µg 4%
Fats 1.5g 3.29g 3%
Carbs 20.98g 11.2g 3%
Cholesterol 0mg 10mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 15mg 3%
Iron 0.45mg 0.21mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Sodium 1mg 60mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.054mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.208g 3%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.41mg 2%
Phosphorus 77mg 91mg 2%
Calories 96kcal 85kcal 1%
Potassium 218mg 172mg 1%
Copper 0.049mg 0.037mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 26µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.827g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Protein 3.41g 3.37g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 252kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 118g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 5 0.55 N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 10.7g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.077mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
2
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Malt
Malt
3
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.3%
Contains more FatsFats +119.3%
Contains more WaterWater +10.8%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Protein ~3.37g

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
Malt
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +121.1%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.