Commercial sorghum
Comparison of sorghum to other major staple foods
Columns: STAPLE: | Maize / Corn [A ] | Rice [B ] | Wheat [C ] | Potato [D ] | Cassava [E ] | Soybean (Green) [F ] | Sweet potato [G ] | Yam [Y ]
Component (per 100g portion) | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Amount | Water (g) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 70 | Energy (kJ) | 1528 | 1528 | 1369 | 322 | 670 | 615 | 360 | 494 | Protein (g) | 9.4 | 7.1 | 12.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Fat (g) | 4.74 | 0.66 | 1.54 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 6.8 | 0.05 | 0.17 | Carbohydrates (g) | 74 | 80 | 71 | 17 | 38 | 11 | 20 | 28 | Fiber (g) | 7.3 | 1.3 | 12.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 3 | 4.1 | Sugar (g) | 0.64 | 0.12 | 0.41 | 0.78 | 1.7 | 0 | 4.18 | 0.5 | Calcium (mg) | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 197 | 30 | 17 | Iron (mg) | 2.71 | 0.8 | 3.19 | 0.78 | 0.27 | 3.55 | 0.61 | 0.54 | Magnesium (mg) | 127 | 25 | 126 | 23 | 21 | 65 | 25 | 21 | Phosphorus (mg) | 210 | 115 | 288 | 57 | 27 | 194 | 47 | 55 | Potassium (mg) | 287 | 115 | 363 | 421 | 271 | 620 | 337 | 816 | Sodium (mg) | 35 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 55 | 9 | Zinc (mg) | 2.21 | 1.09 | 2.65 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 0.3 | 0.24 | Copper (mg) | 0.314 | 0.22 | 0.434 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.18 | Manganese (mg) | 0.485 | 1.09 | 3.985 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 0.40 | Selenium (μg) | 15.5 | 15.1 | 70.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | Vitamin C (mg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 29 | 2.4 | 17.1 | Thiamin (mg) | 0.385 | 0.58 | 0.383 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 0.11 | Riboflavin (mg) | 0.201 | 0.05 | 0.115 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.03 | Niacin (mg) | 3.627 | 4.19 | 5.464 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 1.65 | 0.56 | 0.55 | Pantothenic acid (mg) | 0.424 | 1.01 | 0.954 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.31 | Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.622 | 0.16 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.21 | 0.29 | Folate Total (μg) | 19 | 231 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 165 | 11 | 23 | Vitamin A (IU) | 214 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 180 | 14187 | 138 | Vitamin E , alpha-tocopherol (mg) | 0.49 | 0.11 | 1.01 | 0.01 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.39 | Vitamin K (μg) | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | Beta-carotene (μg) | 97 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8509 | 83 | Lutein + zeaxanthin (μg) | 1355 | 0 | 220 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Saturated fatty acids (g) | 0.667 | 0.18 | 0.269 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.79 | 0.02 | 0.04 | Monounsaturated fatty acids (g) | 1.251 | 0.21 | 0.2 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.01 | Polyunsaturated fatty acids (g) | 2.163 | 0.18 | 0.627 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 3.20 | 0.01 | 0.08