Comparison of Sorghum To Other Major Staple Foods
The following table shows the nutrient content of sorghum and compares it to major staple foods in a raw form. Raw forms of these staples, however, are not edible and cannot be digested. These must be prepared and cooked as appropriate for human consumption. In processed and cooked form, the relative nutritional and antinutritional contents of each of these grains is remarkably different from that of the raw forms reported in this table. The nutrition value for each staple food in cooked form depends on the cooking method (for example: boiling, baking, steaming, frying, etc.).
| STAPLE: | Maize / Corn | Rice | Wheat | Potato | Cassava | Soybean (Green) | Sweet potato | Sorghum | Yam | Plantain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component (per 100g portion) | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount |
| 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 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 | 0 | 23 | 22 |
| Vitamin A (IU) | 208 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 180 | 14187 | 0 | 138 | 1127 |
| Vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol (mg) | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.14 |
| Vitamin K (mcg) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Beta-carotene (mcg) | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8509 | 0 | 83 | 457 |
| Lutein+zeazanthin (mcg) | 764 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| A corn, sweet, yellow, raw | B rice, white, long-grain, regular, raw | ||||||||
| C wheat, durum | D potato, flesh and skin, raw | ||||||||
| E cassava, raw | F soybeans, green, raw | ||||||||
| G sweetpotato, raw, unprepared | H sorghum, raw | ||||||||
| Y yam, raw | Z plantains, raw |
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