Sweet corn, frozen, cooked
Checked by us One serving: 85 g · 69 kcal
Some niacin.
Worth knowing: Salmonella. Nothing else to watch for most people so far.
Worth knowing for some people: Listeria.
Good for
How we counted this
What one serving (85 g) gives you.
Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.
The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share. ?
A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.
- Some
Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents)
More than 400 of your enzymes need it to work.
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1.55 mg in one serving: 10% of the 16 mg a day men need, 11% of the 14 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, niacin fact sheet for health professionals
21 more nutrients at a little or less
- A little
Folate
Your body needs it to make DNA and to divide new cells.
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29.8 µg in one serving: 7% of the 400 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, folate fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Vitamin B6
Helps you use protein, and your brain needs it to make its chemical messengers.
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0.08 mg in one serving: 6% of the 1.3 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B6 fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Magnesium
Your muscles and nerves need it to work.
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23.8 mg in one serving: 6% of the 400 mg a day men need, 8% of the 310 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, magnesium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Potassium
Your nerves, muscles and kidneys need it to work.
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198 mg in one serving: 6% of the 3,400 mg a day men need, 8% of the 2,600 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, potassium fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Fibre
Keeps your gut moving.
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2.04 g in one serving: 5% of the 38 g a day men need, 8% of the 25 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A little
Zinc
Your immune system and healing wounds depend on it.
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0.54 mg in one serving: 5% of the 11 mg a day men need, 7% of the 8 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, zinc fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Riboflavin (B2)
Your cells use it to make energy and handle fats. It also helps turn tryptophan into niacin and activate vitamin B6.
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0.05 mg in one serving: 4% of the 1.3 mg a day men need, 5% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, riboflavin fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Protein
Your muscles, and every other tissue, are built and repaired from it.
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2.17 g in one serving: 4% of the 56 g a day men need, 5% of the 46 g women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. Institute of Medicine 2005, Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- A little
Choline
Your cells need it for their membranes, and to make acetylcholine, a messenger for memory, mood and muscle control.
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18.7 mg in one serving: 3% of the 550 mg a day men need, 4% of the 425 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, choline fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Vitamin C
Your body makes collagen with it, which wounds need to heal. It also helps you absorb iron from plants.
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2.98 mg in one serving: 3% of the 90 mg a day men need, 4% of the 75 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin C fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Iron
Carries oxygen in your blood.
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0.4 mg in one serving: 5% of the 8 mg a day men need, 2% of the 18 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, iron fact sheet for health professionals
- A little
Thiamin (B1)
Your cells use it to get energy from food, and so to grow and work.
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0.03 mg in one serving: 3% of the 1.2 mg a day men need, 3% of the 1.1 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, thiamin fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Selenium
Your thyroid uses it to make its hormones.
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0.6 µg in one serving: 1% of the 55 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, selenium fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin A
Your eyes need it to see in dim light.
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Getting enough matters; more than enough doesn’t sharpen your sight.
8.5 µg in one serving: 1% of the 900 µg a day men need, 1% of the 700 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin A fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Omega-3: ALA
The one omega-3 your body can’t make: it must come from food. Your cells build it into their membranes and burn it for energy.
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7.65 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 1,600 mg a day men need, 1% of the 1,100 mg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin E
Shields the fats in your cells from damage; your immune system uses it too.
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0.06 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 15 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin E fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Calcium
Builds your bones and teeth.
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2.55 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 1,000 mg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, calcium fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin K1
Your blood needs it to clot.
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0.26 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 120 µg a day men need, under 1% of the 90 µg women need. The word follows the smaller share, which is the share of the higher amount. ?
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin K fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Omega-3: EPA + DHA
Long-chain omega-3s, built into your cell membranes. DHA is concentrated in your brain and retinas.
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0 mg in one serving: under 1% of the 250 mg a day.
Health Canada sets no daily amount for these fats, so the daily figure here is the European Food Safety Authority’s.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, omega-3 fatty acids fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin B12
Your body needs it to make red blood cells and keep nerves working.
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0 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 2.4 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin B12 fact sheet for health professionals
- Almost none
Vitamin D
Your body needs it to absorb calcium and keep your bones hard.
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Your skin also makes it in sunlight, so food is only one of its sources.
0 µg in one serving: under 1% of the 15 µg a day.
Source: How much of it gets in hasn’t been measured for this food yet. NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, vitamin D fact sheet for health professionals
How to handle it
Flag, not scored: the boiled form is cooked; the finding matters for frozen corn eaten uncooked (smoothies, salads) and for cross-contamination.
Watch out
How we counted this
Checked for cadmium, nickel and lead: fine at normal amounts.
Cadmium
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 34 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to use up what an average adult’s intake leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 0.21 µg
How we got this
A serving a day adds 1.2% to what an average adult already takes in: a share of that intake, not of the limit. With that serving every day, an average adult would be at about 72% of the limit.
An average adult already takes in about 71% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 70,000 g a week would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 595 g a week, which stays within the 20,000 g of room left before the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
A daily serving adds 1.2% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap.
US FDA, Total Diet Study FY2018–FY2020 Elements Report Supplement · grade A
Nickel
Nothing to watchYou’d need more than 100 servings in a day of this food alone to use up what the highest average adult intake we found leaves under the limit.
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One serving carries 1.19 µg
How we got this
The highest average adult intake we found already takes up about 26% of the limit. One serving a day fits in the room left.
Counted from zero, with no allowance for what adults already take in from other food, 65,000 g a day would reach the limit.
Why this rating: Eating it daily comes to 85 g a day, which stays within the 48,000 g of room left before the limit.
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: under the limit
No cap: EFSA's 2020 tolerable daily intake for nickel is 13 µg/kg body weight/day, 910 µg a day for 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 65,000 g a day would reach it, on an FDA mean of 14 ppb for boiled frozen corn (5 of 27 detected, reporting limit 40 ppb, non-detects counted as zero). With mostly non-detects, the grams are an upper bound.
US FDA, Total Diet Study FY2018–FY2020 Elements Report Supplement · grade A
Lead
Nothing to watchYou’d need about 84 servings a day, every day, of this food alone to double the lead an average adult already gets. No dose is known to be safe, so doubling is where we flag.
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A serving a day adds 0.8–1.2% to what an average adult already takes in. There is no limit to take a share of.
One serving carries 0.34 µg (at most, at the reporting limit)
How we got this
The dataset’s rating: Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake
No cap: no safe limit is set for lead; EFSA's 2010 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) of 0.5 µg/kg body weight/day. Judged by what a serving adds to the average adult's intake (EFSA 2012 middle-bound mean 0.40-0.59 µg/kg body weight/day, 28-41 µg/day): lead was not detected in 27 samples at a reporting limit of 4 ppb, so even at that limit 85 g adds at most 0.34 µg, under 1.3%.
US FDA, Total Diet Study FY2018–FY2020 Elements Report Supplement · grade A
For some people
Flag, not scored: cooking (the boiled form) kills it; relevant to pregnancy and other vulnerable groups when frozen corn is eaten without cooking.
1 other measurement of this food, same verdict
Flag, not scored: the boiled form is cooked, which is the control EFSA names; the finding matters when frozen corn is eaten uncooked (smoothies, salads, cold fillings) and for pregnancy and other vulnerable groups. Complements the CFIA 2023/24 survey row (7 investigative results in 247 samples).
Worth knowing
No limit applies, so none is rated.
Sugar
2.6 g of sugar in a 85 g serving, natural and added together.
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Shown, not rated. The food tables we read give total sugar, and few give added sugar, so the site can’t yet tell sugar added in making a food from the sugar in fruit or milk.
Also checked (nothing to act on) · 2
Noted for context, or not measured in this food yet.
Measured in this food, not rated yet. Not rated: EFSA's 2018 group tolerable daily intake for fumonisins is 1 µg/kg body weight/day, 70 µg/day for 70 kg, covering FB1-FB4; only FB1 was measured, so the figure understates the group. No mean exists (Trucksess and Stack 1995, 97 canned and frozen sweet corn samples; 60 had none, 35 had trace amounts up to 82 ng/g), so a typical-serving rating is not possible. At the single highest result (350 ng/g, one frozen sample), about 200 g a day would reach the limit (854 g at 82 ng/g).
Context only, never rated. Few positives, none a violation. Matched to fresh or unspecified corn, not frozen boiled kernels.
Better options
How we counted this
“Better” here always means better at something the row names: more of one nutrient, more nutrients per serving, or the goal you pick. It never means better in every way.
Every amount below is for the same weight, 85 g, the size of one serving of this food, so a swap compares like with like. A serving of another food can be bigger or smaller.
A food is listed only if it gives clearly more: at least a fifth more than this food, and at least 10% of the daily amount more.
More of what it’s good for
More niacin
Mushrooms, raw3.56 mg in 85 g (this food: 1.55 mg)
Amounts as listed, not adjusted for how much gets in.
More nutrients per serving, counted together
The other vegetables we’ve checked with more nutrients per serving than this one, counting at most 100 kcal. One score ranks them all, so the same few often lead.
Turnip greens, cooked- More vitamin K1 (312 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More vitamin A (324 µg vs 8.5 µg)
- More vitamin C (23.3 mg vs 2.98 mg)
Kale, cooked- More vitamin K1 (355 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More omega-3: ALA (286 mg vs 7.65 mg)
- More vitamin C (15.1 mg vs 2.98 mg)
Brussels sprouts, cooked- More vitamin K1 (119 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More vitamin C (52.7 mg vs 2.98 mg)
Where the calcium card measured that less calcium gets in than from milk, calcium counts for less; everything else is as listed.
Your goal
Your goal changes only this list, not what the food gives you or what to watch.
Losing weight: fewer calories, and more nutrients, protein and fibre for each calorie.
Asparagus, cooked- 19 kcal in 85 g (this food: 69)
- More vitamin K1 (43 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More folate (127 µg vs 29.8 µg)
- Turnip greens, cooked
- 17 kcal in 85 g (this food: 69)
- More vitamin K1 (312 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More vitamin A (324 µg vs 8.5 µg)
- More vitamin C (23.3 mg vs 2.98 mg)
Broccoli, cooked- 24 kcal in 85 g (this food: 69)
- More vitamin K1 (74.9 µg vs 0.26 µg)
- More vitamin C (34.1 mg vs 2.98 mg)
Building muscle: more protein and more calories, per 100 g. In a typical diet most protein comes from other foods; among vegetables, these help most.
Edamame, cooked would lead this list, but it’s left out (not tested for contaminants yet).
Why some foods aren’t suggested
Left out: Spinach, cooked (Cadmium: go easy · lots of oxalate, more than its own calcium can bind).
Left out: Edamame, cooked (not tested for contaminants yet).
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The numbers
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Name in the database: Corn, sweet, yellow, frozen, kernels, boiled, drained
How the serving was set: 85 g (Health Canada TRA V.1, vegetables without sauce, fresh or frozen)
Listed nutrients, per 100 g
For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.
| Nutrient | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omega-3: ALA | 0.009 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Calcium | 3 mg | 2.55 mg | 3.7 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| 3 mg | 2.55 mg | 3.7 mg | copy of USDA · not used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #2392 | C | |
| Carbohydrate | 19.3 g | 16.41 g | 23.83 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Choline | 22 mg | 18.7 mg | 27.16 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Energy | 81 kcal | 68.85 kcal | – | FDC Energy (kcal) used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) | – |
| Omega-3: EPA + DHA | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fat | 0.67 g | 0.57 g | 0.83 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.103 g | 0.09 g | 0.13 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fibre | 2.4 g | 2.04 g | 2.96 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Folate | 35 µg | 29.75 µg | 43.21 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Iron | 0.47 mg | 0.4 mg | 0.58 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Magnesium | 28 mg | 23.8 mg | 34.57 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Niacin (B3, niacin equivalents) | 1.828 mg | 1.55 mg | 2.26 mg | listed used | Canadian Nutrient File 2026 #2392 | C |
| Phosphorus | 79 mg | 67.15 mg | 97.53 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Potassium | 233 mg | 198.05 mg | 287.65 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Protein | 2.55 g | 2.17 g | 3.15 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.062 mg | 0.05 mg | 0.08 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Selenium | 0.7 µg | 0.6 µg | 0.86 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 0.85 mg | 1.23 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Sugars | 3.07 g | 2.61 g | 3.79 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.03 mg | 0.03 mg | 0.04 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin A | 10 µg | 8.5 µg | 12.35 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.099 mg | 0.08 mg | 0.12 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin C | 3.5 mg | 2.98 mg | 4.32 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin E | 0.07 mg | 0.06 mg | 0.09 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin K1 | 0.3 µg | 0.26 µg | 0.37 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Water | 77.03 g | 65.48 g | 95.1 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Zinc | 0.63 mg | 0.54 mg | 0.78 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving | Per 100 calories | How | Source | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-carotene | 50 µg | 42.5 µg | 61.73 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Copper | 0.048 mg | 0.04 mg | 0.06 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Ash | 0.44 g | 0.37 g | 0.54 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Sucrose | 1.96 g | 1.67 g | 2.42 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Glucose | 0.48 g | 0.41 g | 0.59 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fructose | 0.46 g | 0.39 g | 0.57 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Maltose | 0.17 g | 0.14 g | 0.21 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Theobromine | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Energy | 338 kj | 287.3 kj | 417.28 kj | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Galactose | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin A, IU | 199 iu | 169.15 iu | 245.68 iu | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Carotene, alpha | 17 µg | 14.45 µg | 20.99 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 iu | 0 iu | 0 iu | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 122 µg | 103.7 µg | 150.62 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Lycopene | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 0.14 mg | 0.12 mg | 0.17 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocopherol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.21 mg | 0.18 mg | 0.26 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0.66 mg | 0.56 mg | 0.81 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Folic acid | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Folate, food | 35 µg | 29.75 µg | 43.21 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Folate, DFE | 35 µg | 29.75 µg | 43.21 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Betaine | 0.2 mg | 0.17 mg | 0.25 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tryptophan | 0.031 g | 0.03 g | 0.04 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Threonine | 0.115 g | 0.1 g | 0.14 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Isoleucine | 0.137 g | 0.12 g | 0.17 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Leucine | 0.251 g | 0.21 g | 0.31 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Lysine | 0.153 g | 0.13 g | 0.19 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Methionine | 0.068 g | 0.06 g | 0.08 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Cystine | 0.038 g | 0.03 g | 0.05 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Phenylalanine | 0.131 g | 0.11 g | 0.16 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Tyrosine | 0.106 g | 0.09 g | 0.13 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Valine | 0.167 g | 0.14 g | 0.21 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Arginine | 0.126 g | 0.11 g | 0.16 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Histidine | 0.067 g | 0.06 g | 0.08 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Alanine | 0.172 g | 0.15 g | 0.21 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Aspartic acid | 0.219 g | 0.19 g | 0.27 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Glutamic acid | 0.438 g | 0.37 g | 0.54 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Glycine | 0.085 g | 0.07 g | 0.1 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Proline | 0.181 g | 0.15 g | 0.22 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Serine | 0.156 g | 0.13 g | 0.19 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 14:0 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.097 g | 0.08 g | 0.12 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.006 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.197 g | 0.17 g | 0.24 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.309 g | 0.26 g | 0.38 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.009 g | 0.01 g | 0.01 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.197 g | 0.17 g | 0.24 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.318 g | 0.27 g | 0.39 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Lactose | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 684 µg | 581.4 µg | 844.44 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Manganese | 0.155 mg | 0.13 mg | 0.19 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Niacin (B3, preformed) | 1.311 mg | 1.11 mg | 1.62 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.151 mg | 0.13 mg | 0.19 mg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
| Retinol | 0 µg | 0 µg | 0 µg | listed used | US food database (USDA SR Legacy) #168399 | C |
Change the amount to rescale the first column. Nutrients a database doesn't list are missing, not zero.
Hazard rows as the dataset rates them
- Cadmium · Nothing to watch: under the limit · A daily serving adds 1.2% to an average adult's cadmium intake (EFSA 2012 adult median, 1.77 µg/kg body weight/week; Canadian adults in 2007: 1.2-1.75), far from doubling it, so no cap. · US FDA Total Diet Study (2018–2020) · A
- Fumonisins · Not rated yet · Not rated: EFSA's 2018 group tolerable daily intake for fumonisins is 1 µg/kg body weight/day, 70 µg/day for 70 kg, covering FB1-FB4; only FB1 was measured, so the figure understates the group. No mean exists (Trucksess and Stack 1995, 97 canned and frozen sweet corn samples; 60 had none, 35 had trace amounts up to 82 ng/g), so a typical-serving rating is not possible. At the single highest result (350 ng/g, one frozen sample), about 200 g a day would reach the limit (854 g at 82 ng/g). · PubMed 7756885 · B
- Lead · Nothing to watch: doesn’t double average intake · No cap: no safe limit is set for lead; EFSA's 2010 reference point is a benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL01) of 0.5 µg/kg body weight/day. Judged by what a serving adds to the average adult's intake (EFSA 2012 middle-bound mean 0.40-0.59 µg/kg body weight/day, 28-41 µg/day): lead was not detected in 27 samples at a reporting limit of 4 ppb, so even at that limit 85 g adds at most 0.34 µg, under 1.3%. · US FDA Total Diet Study (2018–2020) · A
- Listeria · Worth knowing · Flag, not scored: cooking (the boiled form) kills it; relevant to pregnancy and other vulnerable groups when frozen corn is eaten without cooking. · CFIA 2020 · A
- Listeria · Worth knowing · Flag, not scored: the boiled form is cooked, which is the control EFSA names; the finding matters when frozen corn is eaten uncooked (smoothies, salads, cold fillings) and for pregnancy and other vulnerable groups. Complements the CFIA 2023/24 survey row (7 investigative results in 247 samples). · PubMed 32874300 · A
- Nickel · Nothing to watch: under the limit · No cap: EFSA's 2020 tolerable daily intake for nickel is 13 µg/kg body weight/day, 910 µg a day for 70 kg. Eaten alone, about 65,000 g a day would reach it, on an FDA mean of 14 ppb for boiled frozen corn (5 of 27 detected, reporting limit 40 ppb, non-detects counted as zero). With mostly non-detects, the grams are an upper bound. · US FDA Total Diet Study (2018–2020) · A
- Pesticide residues · Context · Context only, never rated. Few positives, none a violation. Matched to fresh or unspecified corn, not frozen boiled kernels. · CFIA chemical residue monitoring (2022–2023) · B
- Salmonella · Worth knowing · Flag, not scored: the boiled form is cooked; the finding matters for frozen corn eaten uncooked (smoothies, salads) and for cross-contamination. · CFIA 2020 · A
Oxalate, phytate and gut-tolerance measurements
- fodmap excess fructose: derived: fructose 0.46 minus glucose 0.48 = no excess fructose (fructose below glucose) g/100 g · fresh weight · frozen, kernels cut off cob, boiled, drained, without salt · grade B · US food database (USDA SR Legacy)
- fodmap fructan: 0 g/100 g in the relayed canned-corn row (fructan, lactose and GOS columns all 0) g/100 g · not stated · corn, canned · grade B · Liljebo 2020
- fodmap polyols: 0.45 g polyols per 100 g canned corn as relayed from Muir 2009; about 0.38 g in an 85 g serving, which is under Varney 2017's total-polyol cut-off (0.40 g) but over its single-polyol cut-off (0.20 g) if it is all sorbitol; the species is not stated in the relay g/100 g · not stated (food-table basis, fresh weight) · corn, canned (not frozen boiled) · grade B · Liljebo 2020
Sources
- CFIA, Food microbiology - Targeted surveys - Interim report (data as of 2024-03-31), Table 4 (hot peppers line)
cfia-micro-targeted-2020-24· full text read · Open Government Licence - Canada - CFIA, National Chemical Residue Monitoring Program and Chemistry Food Safety Oversight Program Annual Report 2022-2023, Annex B tables B-1 (Canadian) and B-2 (imported)
cfia-ncrmp-2022-23· full text read · Open Government Licence - Canada - Health Canada, Canadian Nutrient File 2026 (14th edition)
cnf-2026· dataset · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0 - US FDA, Total Diet Study FY2018–FY2020 Elements Report Supplement
fda-tds-fy2018-2020· dataset · US government work (17 USC 105), public domain - USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, 2018-04
fdc-sr-legacy-2018-04· dataset · CC0 1.0 (public domain) - Liljebo T, Storsrud S, Andreasson A. Presence of Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Monosaccharides, and Polyols (FODMAPs) in commonly eaten foods: data from a Swedish food database. BMC Nutr 2020;6:51 (Additional file 1) · doi:10.1186/s40795-020-00374-3
liljebo-2020-bmcnutr· full text read · licence not recorded - EFSA BIOHAZ Panel. The public health risk posed by Listeria monocytogenes in frozen fruit and vegetables including herbs, blanched during processing. EFSA Journal 2020;18(4):e06092 · doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6092 · PMID 32874300
pmid:32874300· abstract only · CC BY-ND (Europe PMC licence field, PMC7448082) - Trucksess MW, Stack ME. Immunoaffinity column coupled with liquid chromatography for determination of fumonisin B1 in canned and frozen sweet corn. J AOAC Int 1995 · PMID 7756885
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Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.
The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.
The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.
Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.