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_ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin A (IU) | 214 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 180 | 14187 | 0 | 138 | 1127 |
| Vitamin E, alpha-tocopherol (mg) | 0.49 | 0.11 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.26 | 0 | 0.39 | 0.14 |
| Vitamin K1 (μg) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
| Beta-carotene (μg) | 97 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8509 | 0 | 83 | 457 |
| Lutein+zeaxanthin (μg) | 1355 | 0 | 220 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Saturated fatty acids (g) | 0.67 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 0.02 | 0.46 | 0.04 | 0.14 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) | 1.25 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) | 2.16 | 0.18 | 0.63 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 3.20 | 0.01 | 1.37 | 0.08 | 0.07 |