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Corn vs Buckwheat
CALORIC DENSITY
Corn, white
Buckwheat
3.65
3.43
20314
20008

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Corn
Buckwheat
Protein = 5g
Protein = 8g
Carbohydrates = 41g
Carbohydrates = 42g
Fat = 3g
Fat = 2g
Fiber = 0g
Fiber = 6g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient corn buckwheat
Protein 5g 8g
Carbohydrate 41g 42g
Fiber 0g 6g
Fat 3g 2g
Monounsat. Fat 1g 2g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
corn
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientcornbuckwheat
Choline0%0%
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E0%0%
Vitamin K0%0%

Corn are a good source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Buckwheat are a good source of Riboflavin, Niacin, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron.

buckwheat

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 21%
Vitamin B1 = 6%
Vitamin B2 = 10%
Vitamin B2 = 23%
Vitamin B3 = 17%
Vitamin B3 = 34%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B5 = 14%
Vitamin B6 = 31%
Vitamin B6 = 11%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientcornbuckwheat
Vitamin B121%6%
Vitamin B210%23%
Vitamin B317%34%
Vitamin B55%14%
Vitamin B631%11%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 1%
Sodium = 0%
Potassium = 4%
Potassium = 8%
Calcium = 1%
Calcium = 2%
Magnesium = 20%
Magnesium = 38%
Phosphorus = 20%
Phosphorus = 35%
Iron = 25%
Iron = 21%
Manganese = 12%
Manganese = 33%
Selenium = 19%
Selenium = 11%
Copper = 17%
Copper = 64%
Zinc = 13%
Zinc = 15%
Nutrientcornbuckwheat
Sodium1%0%
Potasium4%8%
Calcium1%2%
Magnesium20%38%
Phosphorus20%35%
Iron25%21%
Manganese12%33%
Selenium19%11%
Copper17%64%
Zinc13%15%

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