Corn vs. Rice: Which Is Healthier? Calories, Nutrition, and Benefits


Per 100 g, Corn has 86 kcal and Rice has 130 kcal, so Corn has 34% fewer calories.

Corn has more fiber (2.43 g vs 0.4 g). Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.28 g). Rice has more carbohydrates (28.2 g vs 14.7 g). Relative to calories, Corn is the better protein source (3.24 g vs 2.07 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Corn - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Corn
Serving size:
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one corn (185g)tablespoon (15g)teaspoon (5g)cup (164g)half cup (82g)small can (140g)medium can (285g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
White Rice
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handful (35g)tablespoon (14g)cup (180g)half cup (90g)
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Total Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Corn vs White Rice 100g Compare


per 100gCornRice
Calories86 130
Carbohydrates14.69 g28.17 g
Fat1.63 g0.28 g
Saturated fat0.3 g0.15 g
Dietary fiber2.43 g0.4 g
Protein2.79 g2.69 g
Water80.25 g68.44 g
Calcium0.656 mg10 mg
Iron0.388 mg0.2 mg
Magnessium25.76 mg12 mg
Phosphorus2.513 mg3 mg
Potassium237 mg35 mg
Zink2.513 mg3 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.079 mg0.02 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.138 mg0.013 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.593 mg0.4 mg
Vitaminium B60.15 mg0.093 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)42 µg0.003 µg
Vitaminium E0.07 mg0.04 mg

Less Calories in Corn

At first glance, you can see that in corn is much less calories than in white rice.

Corn has 86 kcal per 100g and white rice 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 51%.

In corn and in white rice most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare corn with white rice in details.

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

  • 69% CARBS.
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 17% FAT

Rice 100g

130kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS
  • 9% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.