Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
morel mushroom
versus
cooked
yellow corn
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in morel mushroom and yellow corn:
Morel mushroom has 68% less calories than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 31 calories per 100 grams and yellow corn has 96 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, morel mushroom is much heavier in protein, much lighter in carbs and similar to yellow corn for fat. Morel mushroom has a macronutrient ratio of 33:53:14 and for yellow corn, 12:76:12 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Morel Mushroom | Yellow Corn | |
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Protein | 33% | 12% |
Carbohydrates | 53% | 76% |
Fat | 14% | 12% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Morel mushroom has 3.1 times less carbohydrates than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 5.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and yellow corn has 21g of carbohydrates.
Both morel mushroom and yellow corn are high in dietary fiber. Morel mushroom has 17% more dietary fiber than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 2.8g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and yellow corn has 2.4g of dietary fiber.
Morel mushroom and yellow corn contain similar amounts of sugar - morel mushroom has 0.6g of sugar per 100 grams and yellow corn has 4.5g of sugar.
Morel mushroom and yellow corn contain similar amounts of protein - morel mushroom has 3.1g of protein per 100 grams and yellow corn has 3.4g of protein.
Both morel mushroom and yellow corn are low in saturated fat - morel mushroom has 0.07g of saturated fat per 100 grams and yellow corn has 0.2g of saturated fat.
Yellow corn has more Vitamin C than morel mushroom - yellow corn has 5.5mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and morel mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Yellow corn has more Vitamin A than morel mushroom - yellow corn has 13ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and morel mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Morel mushroom is an excellent source of Vitamin D and it has more Vitamin D than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 206iu of Vitamin D per 100 grams and yellow corn does not contain significant amounts.
Yellow corn and morel mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - yellow corn has 0.09mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and morel mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Yellow corn and morel mushroom contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - yellow corn has 0.4ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and morel mushroom does not contain significant amounts.
Morel mushroom has more riboflavin, however, yellow corn contains more folate. Both morel mushroom and yellow corn contain significant amounts of thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and Vitamin B6.
Morel Mushroom | Yellow Corn | |
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Thiamin | 0.069 MG | 0.093 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.205 MG | 0.057 MG |
Niacin | 2.252 MG | 1.683 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.44 MG | 0.792 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.136 MG | 0.139 MG |
Folate | 9 UG | 23 UG |
Morel mushroom is a great source of calcium and it has 13 times more calcium than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 43mg of calcium per 100 grams and yellow corn has 3mg of calcium.
Morel mushroom is an excellent source of iron and it has 26 times more iron than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 12.2mg of iron per 100 grams and yellow corn has 0.45mg of iron.
Both morel mushroom and yellow corn are high in potassium. Morel mushroom has 89% more potassium than yellow corn - morel mushroom has 411mg of potassium per 100 grams and yellow corn has 218mg of potassium.
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, yellow corn has more linoleic acid than morel mushroom per 100 grams.
Morel Mushroom | Yellow Corn | |
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linoleic acid | 0.215 G | 0.586 G |
other omega 6 | 0.001 G | ~ |
Total | 0.216 G | 0.586 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Morel Mushroom (Mushrooms, morel, raw) and Yellow Corn (Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt) .
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