Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories CornVS Cassava
Weight per 500 calories
Corn
137g
Cassava
313g
Corn has 2.3 times more energy per 100g than Cassava. It has high energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Cassava having above average energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Corn or Cassava?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Corn or Cassava?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Corn vs Cassava:
500 calories of Corn have 1.9 times more Vitamin B1, 1.8 times more Vitamin B2, 1.9 times more Vitamin B3, 1.7 times more Vitamin B5 and 3.1 times more Vitamin B6 than Cassava.
While 500 kcal of Raw Cassava contain 3.2 times more Vitamin B9 and more Vitamin C than Yellow Corn Grain .
500 calories of Corn have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B9 and Vitamin C
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B5
Both Yellow Corn Grain as well as Raw Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, Vitamin E and Vitamin K in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Corn vs Cassava:
500 calories of Corn have 1.4 times more Copper, 4.4 times more Iron, 2.7 times more Magnesium, 3.4 times more Phosphorus, 9.7 times more Selenium and 2.8 times more Zinc than Cassava.
While 500 kcal of Raw Cassava contain 1.8 times more Manganese and 2.2 times more Potassium than Yellow Corn Grain .
500 calories of Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Selenium and Zinc
Both Yellow Corn Grain as well as Raw Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Calcium in 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Corn have 28.7 times more Omega 6, 1.8 times more Fiber and 3 times more Protein than Cassava.
Both Corn and Cassava offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 and Protein
Both Yellow Corn Grain as well as Raw Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 in 500 calories.