Corn: Nutrition Facts

Corn 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): 100 kcal

Corn contains 6.26 grams of total sugars, 2 grams of dietary fiber and 5.7 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Corn — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Corn provides about 4.4% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 1.6% of the daily intake of fats and 6.0% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein3.3 g
4.4%
Fat1.4 g
1.6%
Carbs18.7 g
6.0%

Vitamins

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

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C6.8 mg
7.6%
Vitamine B10.2 mg
16.7%
Vitamine B20.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B31.8 mg
11.3%
Vitamine B423 mg
4.6%
Vitamine B50.7 mg
14.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Corn.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium2 mg
0.2%
Iron0.5 mg
5.0%
Magnesium37 mg
9.3%
Phosphorus89 mg
12.7%
Potassium270 mg
5.7%
Sodium15 mg
1.2%
Zinc0.5 mg
4.5%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0.2 mg
8.7%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Corn.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan23 mg
0.3%
Threonine129 mg
5.4%
Isoleucine129 mg
6.5%
Leucine348 mg
7.6%
Lysine137 mg
3.3%
Methionine67 mg
3.7%
Cystine26 mg
1.4%
Phenylalanine150 mg
3.4%
Tyrosine123 mg
2.8%
Valine185 mg
7.4%
Arginine131 mg
2.1%
Histidine89 mg
4.2%
Alanine295 mg
4.5%
Aspartic acid244 mg
2.0%
Glutamic acid636 mg
4.7%
Glycine127 mg
3.6%
Proline292 mg
6.5%
Serine153 mg
1.8%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (0.348 g), isoleucine (0.129 g) and valine (0.185 g).
Corn contains 0.66 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.127 g), arginine (0.131 g) and methionine (0.067 g).
Corn contains 0.33 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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