Staple food Comparison of 10 staple foods Nutrient content of 10 major staple foods per 100 g dry weight

| STAPLE_ | Maize_Corn | Rice | Wheat | Potato | Cassava | Soybean_Green | Sweet_potato | Sorghum | Yam | Plantain_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selenium (μg) | 15.5 | 15.1 | 70.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.5 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 29 | 2.4 | 0 | 17.1 | 18.4 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.39 | 0.07 | 0.30 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.24 | 0.11 | 0.05 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.63 | 1.6 | 5.46 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 1.65 | 0.56 | 2.93 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.42 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.80 | - | 0.31 | 0.26 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.21 | - | 0.29 | 0.30 |
| Folate Total (μg) | 19 | 8 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 165 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 22 |