Corn
What it is
Corn appears in several foods with different compositions. This reference is yellow sweet-corn kernels, boiled and drained without salt; it is not a profile for corn oil, starch, syrup, popcorn or cornmeal.
What it does
The cooked sweet corn has 21 g of carbohydrate, 2.4 g of fiber and 3.41 g of protein per 100 g. These figures describe the whole kernels in the specified preparation.
Research context and ingredient forms
Using the same crop name does not make an isolated corn ingredient nutritionally interchangeable with sweet corn. The kernel profile cannot support claims about corn-derived dextrin or oil.
Using this information
Exclude the cob when weighing a portion. Count butter, salt and sauces separately, and use a product-specific label for canned corn or prepared corn dishes.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 96 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 3.41 g per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 1.5 g per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 21 g per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fiber, total dietary | 2.4 g per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 26 mg per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 218 mg per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 1 mg per 100 g edible portion | Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt; Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition, not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
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