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.
| Corn | Chickpeas |
| Nutrient | corn | chickpeas |
| Protein | 5g | 11g |
| Carbohydrate | 41g | 33g |
| Fiber | 0g | 10g |
| Fat | 3g | 3g |
| Monounsat. Fat | 1g | 3g |
| Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 1g |
| Saturated Fat | 0g | 0g |
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.
| Nutrient | corn | chickpeas |
| Choline | 0% | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 0% | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0% | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 0% | 6% |
Chickpeas have significantly more Vitamins K than corn. Corn are a good source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Iron. Chickpeas are a good source of Thiamin, Vitamin B6, Zinc, Phosphorus. Chickpeas are a great source of Iron.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
| Nutrient | corn | chickpeas |
| Vitamin B1 | 21% | 26% |
| Vitamin B2 | 10% | 11% |
| Vitamin B3 | 17% | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 5% | 18% |
| Vitamin B6 | 31% | 27% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0% | 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.
| Nutrient | corn | chickpeas |
| Sodium | 1% | 1% |
| Potasium | 4% | 14% |
| Calcium | 1% | 12% |
| Magnesium | 20% | 18% |
| Phosphorus | 20% | 35% |
| Iron | 25% | 57% |
| Manganese | 12% | 53% |
| Selenium | 19% | 10% |
| Copper | 17% | 47% |
| Zinc | 13% | 20% |
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