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USDA NUTRITION REFERENCE

Corn Grain: calories and nutrition

Calories, nutrition facts and serving-size guidance for Corn Grain, centered on Corn Grain — standard reference state. Preparation, salt, fortification, brand and serving variants remain supporting sections.
SELECTED FOOD STATECorn grain, yellow
PER 100 G365kcal

concentrated calorie density

CPF

QUICK ANSWER

How many calories are in corn grain?

Corn Grain provides 365 calories per 100 g in the selected USDA record for “Corn grain, yellow.” The same weight contains 9.42 g protein, 74.3 g carbohydrate, 4.74 g fat and 7.3 g fibre. By calculated energy contribution, carbohydrate is the leading macronutrient in this record.

THE SOURCE NUMBERS

Corn Grain nutrition facts per 100 g

The five core values below come from USDA FoodData Central record 170288. They share the same 100 g edible-portion basis, so the calorie and macronutrient figures remain internally consistent.

Calories365kcal
Protein9.42g
Carbohydrate74.3g
Fat4.74g
Fibre7.3g

CALCULATED PORTIONS

Calories at different gram weights

These are transparent calculations from the 365-kcal-per-100-g record—not claims that a spoon, piece or cup always weighs the same amount.

50 g182.5 kcalcalculated gram example
100 g365 kcalUSDA reference basis
150 g547.5 kcalcalculated gram example
250 g912.5 kcalcalculated gram example

MACRO PROFILE

What the carbohydrate, protein and fat values mean

74.3 g carbohydrate

Carbohydrate is reported for the selected corn grain, yellow record. Fibre is included within total carbohydrate where the source reports it.

9.42 g protein

This is the protein amount in 100 g of the selected edible state. It should be compared with foods on the same weight basis.

4.74 g fat

Fat content can shift when oil, skin, sauces, draining, roasting or recipe ingredients differ from the reference description.

7.3 g fibre

This record is comparatively fibre-rich by weight. Fibre values remain specific to this food state.

ONE CANONICAL FOOD PAGE

Reference state and related variants

Grain and baked-food records depend on dry versus cooked weight, recipe, enrichment and water absorbed during preparation. This page anchors its calculations to one selected record so unlike states are not silently mixed.

SELECTED

Corn grain, yellow

Best complete common-state record; use FDC 170288 instead of spreadsheet primary FDC 168920.

SR Legacy · FDC 170288
Related records kept as supporting variants
  • Corn grain, white
  • Corn grain, yellow

BETTER FOOD LOGGING

How to use this number accurately

  1. Match the state.Use this page only when “Corn grain, yellow” is a reasonable match for what was eaten.
  2. Use edible grams.Exclude bones, pits, shells, packaging and discarded liquid unless the source description includes them.
  3. Calculate the portion.Multiply edible grams by 3.6 to estimate calories from this exact record.
  4. Add recipe ingredients.Oil, sauces, breading, sweeteners, toppings and preparation losses require a recipe or separate entries.

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SOURCE & EVIDENCE BOUNDARY

Where the nutrition values come from

Core nutrition values use USDA FoodData Central record 170288: “Corn grain, yellow.” The record type is SR Legacy, and values are shown per 100 g edible portion.

Nutrition databases describe reference samples. Natural variation, formulation, preparation and measurement can change an individual serving. This page provides general nutrition information, not medical advice or a food-safety duration.

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