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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium (mg) | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 197 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 3 |
| Iron (mg) | 2.71 | 0.8 | 3.19 | 0.78 | 0.27 | 3.55 | 0.61 | 4.4 | 0.54 | 0.6 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 127 | 25 | 126 | 23 | 21 | 65 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 37 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 210 | 115 | 288 | 57 | 27 | 194 | 47 | 287 | 55 | 34 |
| Potassium (mg) | 287 | 115 | 363 | 421 | 271 | 620 | 337 | 350 | 816 | 499 |
| Sodium (mg) | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| Zinc (mg) | 2.21 | 1.09 | 2.65 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.14 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.31 | 0.22 | 0.43 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | - | 0.18 | 0.08 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.49 | 1.09 | 3.99 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.26 | - | 0.40 | - |