Scribd
Upload
326 views3 pages

Staple: Maize / Corn (Green) : Rice Wheat Potato Cassava Soybean Sweet Potato Sorghum Yam Plantain

The document compares the nutritional contents of 10 staple foods - maize, rice, sweet potato, wheat, potato, cassava, soybean, sorghum, yam, and plantain - by listing the amounts of various components contained in a 100g serving of each. It provides data on water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars and micronutrients contained in each food type. Cassava is highest in carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber and various vitamins and minerals. Rice is highest in carbohydrates but lower in other nutrients compared to cassava. There is variability in the nutritional profiles of each staple food.

Uploaded by

Anusha Mamillapalli
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
326 views3 pages

Staple: Maize / Corn (Green) : Rice Wheat Potato Cassava Soybean Sweet Potato Sorghum Yam Plantain

The document compares the nutritional contents of 10 staple foods - maize, rice, sweet potato, wheat, potato, cassava, soybean, sorghum, yam, and plantain - by listing the amounts of various components contained in a 100g serving of each. It provides data on water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars and micronutrients contained in each food type. Cassava is highest in carbohydrates, protein, fat, fiber and various vitamins and minerals. Rice is highest in carbohydrates but lower in other nutrients compared to cassava. There is variability in the nutritional profiles of each staple food.

Uploaded by

Anusha Mamillapalli
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Maize /

Corn[A]

STAPLE:

Rice[B]

Sweet
potato[G]

Wheat[C] Potato[D] Cassava[E] Soybean (Green)[F]

Sorghum[H]

Yam[Y]

Plantain[Z]

Component (per 100g portion)

Amount

Amount Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount

Amount Amount

Water (g)

76

12

11

79

60

68

77

70

65

Energy (kJ)

360

1528

1419

322

670

615

360

1419

494

511

Protein (g)

3.2

7.1

13.7

2.0

1.4

13.0

1.6

11.3

1.5

1.3

Fat (g)

1.18

0.66

2.47

0.09

0.28

6.8

0.05

3.3

0.17

0.37

Carbohydrates (g)

19

80

71

17

38

11

20

75

28

32

Fiber (g)

2.7

1.3

10.7

2.2

1.8

4.2

6.3

4.1

2.3

Sugar (g)

3.22

0.12

0.78

1.7

4.18

0.5

15

Calcium (mg)

28

34

12

16

197

30

28

17

Iron (mg)

0.52

4.31

3.52

0.78

0.27

3.55

0.61

4.4

0.54

0.6

Magnesium (mg)

37

25

144

23

21

65

25

21

37

Phosphorus (mg)

89

115

508

57

27

194

47

287

55

34

Potassium (mg)

270

115

431

421

271

620

337

350

816

499

Sodium (mg)

15

14

15

55

Zinc (mg)

0.45

1.09

4.16

0.29

0.34

0.99

0.3

0.24

0.14

Copper (mg)

0.05

0.22

0.55

0.11

0.10

0.13

0.15

0.18

0.08

Manganese (mg)

0.16

1.09

3.01

0.15

0.38

0.55

0.26

0.40

Selenium (mcg)

0.6

15.1

89.4

0.3

0.7

1.5

0.6

0.7

1.5

Vitamin C (mg)

6.8

19.7

20.6

29

2.4

17.1

18.4

Thiamin (mg)

0.20

0.58

0.42

0.08

0.09

0.44

0.08

0.24

0.11

0.05

Riboflavin (mg)

0.06

0.05

0.12

0.03

0.05

0.18

0.06

0.14

0.03

0.05

Niacin (mg)

1.70

4.19

6.74

1.05

0.85

1.65

0.56

2.93

0.55

0.69

Pantothenic acid (mg)

0.76

1.01

0.94

0.30

0.11

0.15

0.80

0.31

0.26

Vitamin B6 (mg)

0.06

0.16

0.42

0.30

0.09

0.07

0.21

0.29

0.30

Folate Total (mcg)

46

231

43

16

27

165

11

23

22

Vitamin A (IU)

208

13

180

14187

138

1127

Vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol
(mg)

0.07

0.11

0.01

0.19

0.26

0.39

0.14

Vitamin K (mcg)

0.3

0.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

2.6

0.7

Beta-carotene (mcg)

52

8509

83

457

Lutein+zeazanthin (mcg)

764

30

Saturated fatty acids (g)

0.18

0.18

0.45

0.03

0.07

0.79

0.02

0.46

0.04

0.14

Monounsaturated fatty
acids (g)

0.35

0.21

0.34

0.00

0.08

1.28

0.00

0.99

0.01

0.03

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g)

0.56

0.18

0.98

0.04

0.05

3.20

0.01

1.37

0.08

0.07

You might also like