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Corn vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn and potato chips different?

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, vitamin C, vitamin K, iron, selenium, and vitamin B3 than corn.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for potato chips is 60% higher.
  • Corn has less saturated fat.

Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted are the varieties 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 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +157.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +484.9%
Contains more IronIron +262.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +524.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +75.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +114.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3950%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 18% 4.3% 1.8% 0% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17% 16%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +465.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +10022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +245.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +127.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +374.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5425%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +28.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Potato chips DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 12.17g 77%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 9.11mg 60%
Fats 1.5g 34.6g 51%
Saturated fat 0.197g 10.96g 49%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.66mg 40%
Potassium 218mg 1275mg 31%
Copper 0.049mg 0.306mg 29%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 31.1mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 9.84g 24%
Calories 96kcal 536kcal 22%
Histidine 0.091mg 153mg 22%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 22.1µg 18%
Iron 0.45mg 1.63mg 15%
Selenium 0.2µg 8.1µg 14%
Phosphorus 77mg 165mg 13%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 3.827mg 13%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.44mg 12%
Carbs 20.98g 52.9g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.197mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 4.8g 10%
Magnesium 26mg 67mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.402mg 8%
Protein 3.41g 7g 7%
Folate 23µg 45µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.167mg 6%
Zinc 0.62mg 1.09mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Calcium 3mg 24mg 2%
Choline 29.1mg 37.5mg 2%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Net carbs 18.58g 48.1g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 0.22g N/A
Sodium 1mg 8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.392mg 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
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +3763.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +105.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2206.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +152.1%
Contains more OtherOther +414.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2531%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1918.2%

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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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/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.