Potato vs Corn: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Corn has 86 kcal, so Potato has 10% fewer calories.

Corn has more fat (1.63 g vs 0.09 g). Relative to calories, Corn is the better protein source (3.24 g vs 2.66 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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.
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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Protein g
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
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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.

Potato vs Corn 100g Compare


per 100g Potato Corn
Calories 77 86
Carbohydrates 17.49 g 14.69 g
Fat 0.09 g 1.63 g
Saturated fat 0.01 g 0.3 g
Dietary fiber 2.1 g 2.43 g
Protein 2.05 g 2.79 g
Water 79.25 g 80.25 g
Calcium 12 mg 0.656 mg
Iron 0.81 mg 0.388 mg
Magnessium 23 mg 25.76 mg
Potassium 425 mg 237 mg
Vitaminium A 2 IU 187 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.081 mg 0.079 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.032 mg 0.138 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.061 mg 1.593 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.279 mg 0.717 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.298 mg 0.15 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.015 µg 42 µg
Vitaminium C 19.7 mg 6.8 mg
Vitaminium E 0.01 mg 0.07 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 0.3 µg
Beta karoten 4 µg 16 µg

Less Calories in Potato

At first glance, you can see that in potato is less calories than in corn.

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and corn 86 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 12%.

In potato and in corn most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with corn in details.

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Corn 100g

86kcal

Calories source

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