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    This document compares the nutrient content of several major staple foods including corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, cassava, soybeans, sweet potatoes, sorghum, yams, and plantains. It provides data on the amount of water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids in each staple food per 100g portion. The staple foods vary significantly in their nutrient compositions and could provide different nutritional benefits as major dietary components.

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    This document compares the nutrient content of several major staple foods including corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, cassava, soybeans, sweet potatoes, sorghum, yams, and plantains. It provides data on the amount of water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids in each staple food per 100g portion. The staple foods vary significantly in their nutrient compositions and could provide different nutritional benefits as major dietary components.

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    This document compares the nutrient content of several major staple foods including corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, cassava, soybeans, sweet potatoes, sorghum, yams, and plantains. It provides data on the amount of water, energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars, vitamins, minerals, and fatty acids in each staple food per 100g portion. The staple foods vary significantly in their nutrient compositions and could provide different nutritional benefits as major dietary components.

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    Nutrient content of major staple foods[14]

    Maiz
    Sweet
    e / Rice[ Whea Potat Cassav Soybea Sorghu Yam[ Plantai
    STAPLE: [ B] [C] [D] [E] [F]
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    Component (per Amou Amou Amou Amou Amou Amou


    Amount Amount Amount Amount
    100g portion) nt nt nt nt nt nt

    Water (g) 76 12 11 79 60 68 77 9 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 3 6.3 4.1 2.3

    Sugar (g) 3.22 0.12 0 0.78 1.7 0 4.18 0 0.5 15

    Calcium (mg) 2 28 34 12 16 197 30 28 17 3

    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 0 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 5 2 6 14 15 55 6 9 4

    Zinc (mg) 0.45 1.09 4.16 0.29 0.34 0.99 0.3 0 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 0.7 1.5

    Vitamin C (mg) 6.8 0 0 19.7 20.6 29 2.4 0 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
    0.76 1.01 0.94 0.30 0.11 0.15 0.80 - 0.31 0.26
    acid (mg)

    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 0 23 22

    Vitamin A (IU) 208 0 0 2 13 180 14187 0 138 1127

    Vitamin E, alpha-
    0.07 0.11 0 0.01 0.19 0 0.26 0 0.39 0.14
    tocopherol (mg)
    Vitamin K (mcg) 0.3 0.1 0 1.9 1.9 0 1.8 0 2.6 0.7

    Beta-carotene (mc
    52 0 0 1 8 0 8509 0 83 457
    g)

    Lutein+zeazanthin
    764 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 30
    (mcg)

    Saturated fatty
    0.18 0.18 0.45 0.03 0.07 0.79 0.02 0.46 0.04 0.14
    acids (g)

    Monounsaturated
    0.35 0.21 0.34 0.00 0.08 1.28 0.00 0.99 0.01 0.03
    fatty acids(g)

    Polyunsaturated
    0.56 0.18 0.98 0.04 0.05 3.20 0.01 1.37 0.08 0.07
    fatty acids(g)

    A B
    corn, sweet, yellow, raw rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw
    C D
    wheat, durum potato, flesh and skin, raw
    E F
    cassava, raw soybeans, green, raw
    G H
    sweetpotato, raw, unprepared sorghum, raw
    Y Z
    yam, raw plantains, raw

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