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Tomato vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tomatoes and corn?

  • Tomatoes are higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin K; however, corn is richer in vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Corn's daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 14% more.
  • Corn contains 20 times less vitamin K than tomatoes. Tomatoes contain 7.9µg of vitamin K, while corn contains 0.4µg.
  • Tomatoes have a lower glycemic index (23) than corn (52).

We used Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
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%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +20.4%
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 +∞%
~equal in Potassium ~218mg

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.
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%
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%
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%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.5%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +439.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1106.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +626.5%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
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
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +48.8%
Contains more FructoseFructose +73.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.