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Corn vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn and radish?

  • Corn is higher in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin A; however, radish is richer in vitamin C.
  • Corn's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 13% more.
  • Radish contains 38 times less vitamin A than corn. Corn contains 263 IU of vitamin A, while radish contains 7 IU.
  • Radish has a lower glycemic index (32) than corn (52).

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Radishes, raw types 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%
Radish
Radish
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more IronIron +32.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +121.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +733.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
~equal in Potassium ~233mg
~equal in Copper ~0.05mg

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
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%
Radish
Radish
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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +675%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +562.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +169.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~25µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Radish DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.165mg 13%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 14.8mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.254mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 20mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.012mg 7%
Carbs 20.98g 3.4g 6%
Protein 3.41g 0.68g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.071mg 5%
Calories 96kcal 16kcal 4%
Magnesium 26mg 10mg 4%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.069mg 4%
Choline 29.1mg 6.5mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.048g 4%
Fiber 2.4g 1.6g 3%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.28mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 0g 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.1g 2%
Calcium 3mg 25mg 2%
Sodium 1mg 39mg 2%
Iron 0.45mg 0.34mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.6µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.039mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.3µg 1%
Folate 23µg 25µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.032g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.017g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 235kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 625g N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 1.8g N/A
Potassium 218mg 233mg 0%
Sugar 4.54g 1.86g N/A
Copper 0.049mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.013mg 0%
Fructose 0.79g 0.71g 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
Radish
Radish
1
3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +401.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +517.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%

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
Radish
Radish
1
33% 18% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1156.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
4
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
Radish
Radish
1
5% 56% 38%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1.05 g
Fructose: 0.71 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +2640%
Contains more FructoseFructose +11.3%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +25%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~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. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/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.