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Corn vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between corn and tomatoes?

  • Corn is higher in vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, tomatoes are richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Corn's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 14% more.
  • Tomatoes contain 4 times less choline than corn. Corn contains 29.1mg of choline, while tomatoes contain 6.7mg.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index (23) than corn (52).

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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
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%
Tomato
Tomato
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +264.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +220.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.4%
~equal in Potassium ~237mg

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
6
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%
Tomato
Tomato
4
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 46% 0% 14% 11% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +789.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +149.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +223.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1875%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.089mg 14%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 13.7mg 9%
Phosphorus 77mg 24mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.594mg 7%
Carbs 20.98g 3.89g 6%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 7.9µg 6%
Protein 3.41g 0.88g 5%
Fiber 2.4g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.08mg 5%
Calories 96kcal 18kcal 4%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.17mg 4%
Choline 29.1mg 6.7mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 0g 3%
Vitamin A 13µg 42µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.019mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.083g 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.2g 2%
Iron 0.45mg 0.27mg 2%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.114mg 2%
Folate 23µg 15µg 2%
Calcium 3mg 10mg 1%
Potassium 218mg 237mg 1%
Copper 0.049mg 0.059mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.028g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.031g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1.37g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 4.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 205kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 556g N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 2.69g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 2.63g N/A
Sodium 1mg 5mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.014mg 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
Tomato
Tomato
1
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.5%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +439.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%

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
Tomato
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1106.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +626.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
3
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
Tomato
Tomato
2
48% 52%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.25 g
Fructose: 1.37 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +48.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +73.4%
~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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.