Corn grits: Nutrition Facts

Corn grits is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 359.9 kcal

Corn grits contains 0.55 grams of total sugars, 3.9 grams of dietary fiber and 70.2 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Corn grits — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Corn grits provides about 9.0% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.8% of the daily intake of fats and 25.8% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein6.7 g
9.0%
Fat1.5 g
1.8%
Carbs79.9 g
25.8%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Corn grits of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0.1 mg
2.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.2 mg
1.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.7 mg
58.3%
Vitamine B20.3 mg
23.1%
Vitamine B34.3 mg
26.9%
Vitamine B414.4 mg
2.9%
Vitamine B50.2 mg
4.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90.1 mg
25.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Corn grits.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium4 mg
0.4%
Iron2.9 mg
29.0%
Magnesium28 mg
7.0%
Phosphorus76 mg
10.9%
Potassium118 mg
2.5%
Sodium2 mg
0.2%
Zinc0.6 mg
5.5%
Copper0 mg
0.0%
Manganese0.1 mg
4.3%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Corn grits.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan62 mg
0.8%
Threonine330 mg
13.8%
Isoleucine314 mg
15.7%
Leucine1.1 g
23.4%
Lysine247 mg
6.0%
Methionine184 mg
10.2%
Cystine158 mg
8.8%
Phenylalanine431 mg
9.8%
Tyrosine357 mg
8.1%
Valine444 mg
17.8%
Arginine437 mg
7.2%
Histidine268 mg
12.8%
Alanine656 mg
9.9%
Aspartic acid610 mg
5.0%
Glutamic acid1.6 g
12.1%
Glycine360 mg
10.3%
Proline765 mg
17.0%
Serine417 mg
5.0%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.076 g), isoleucine (0.314 g) and valine (0.444 g).
Corn grits contains 1.83 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.360 g), arginine (0.437 g) and methionine (0.184 g).
Corn grits contains 0.98 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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