Although corn is gluten-free, it's still considered a grain, and because it has a low nutritional profile, it's a legume we I don't recommend when following the Primal diet. Eating carbs like corn will eventually convert to sugar in the body and, to the body, sugar is poison! They might be dressed up in fancy packaging, and often carry labels with misleading health benefits, but we need to realise our body was never designed to consume them.Whether they are simple or complex, all CARBS are still eventually turned into sugar by our body. The complex ones just take a little longer. Every time we eat any CARBS, complex or not, we are eating sugar. Too much sugar makes us fat, and will eventually lead to a whole host of problems, illnesses and diseases.


Sweetcorn kernels, canned in water, drained

Energy (kcal) 78
Energy (kJ) 330
Water (g) 78.7
Starch (g) 6.2
Total sugars (g) 7.5
Glucose (g) 0.3
Galactose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0.1
Sucrose (g) 7.1
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 2.6
Protein (g)/100kcal 3.3
Protein % of calories 13.3
Carbohydrate (g) 13.9
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 17.8
Carb % of calories 71.3
Fat (g) 1.7
Fat (g)/100kcal 2.2
Fat % of calories 19.6
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.3
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.4
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.7
Trans FAs /100g food (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 1
Potassium (mg) 83
Calcium (mg) 6
Magnesium (mg) 4
Phosphorus (mg) 7
Iron (mg) 0.1
Copper (mg) 0.1
Zinc (mg) 0.1
Chloride (mg) 50
Manganese (mg) 0
Selenium (µg) 0
Iodine (µg) 1
Vitamin D (µg) 0
Vitamin E (mg) 0
Thiamin (mg) 0
Riboflavin (mg) 0
Niacin (mg) 0.1
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.1
Niacin equivalent (mg) 0.2
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 1
Pantothenate (mg) 0.1
Biotin (µg) 0.2
Vitamin C (mg) 2
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 2.5
AOAC fibre (g) 3.1
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Retinol (µg) 0
Carotene (µg) 12
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 2

Sweetcorn, kernels, raw

Serving Size grams 150
Teaspoons of table sugar equivalent 6.2
Glycemic Index 53
Glycemic Load 17
Potential GI Range 53±4
Energy (kcal) 60
Energy (kJ) 254
Water (g) 76
Starch (g) 5.9
Total sugars (g) 2
Glucose (g) 1.9
Galactose (g) 0
Fructose (g) 0.1
Sucrose (g) 0
Maltose (g) 0
Lactose (g) 0
Protein (g) 3.4
Protein (g)/100kcal 5.7
Protein % of calories 22.7
Carbohydrate (g) 8.1
Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal 13.5
Carb % of calories 54
Fat (g) 1.8
Fat (g)/100kcal 3
Fat % of calories 27
Satd FA /100g fd (g) 0.2
Mono FA /100g food (g) 0.5
Poly FA /100g food (g) 0.7
Trans FAs /100g food (g) 0
Sodium (mg) 213
Potassium (mg) 573
Calcium (mg) 190
Magnesium (mg) 61
Phosphorus (mg) 56
Iron (mg) 2.6
Copper (mg) 0.1
Zinc (mg) 0.8
Chloride (mg) 189
Manganese (mg) 0.7
Selenium (µg) 1
Iodine (µg) 6
Vitamin D (µg) 0.1
Vitamin E (mg) 2
Thiamin (mg) 0.1
Riboflavin (mg) 0.1
Niacin (mg) 1.1
Tryptophan/60 (mg) 0.8
Niacin equivalent (mg) 1.9
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.2
Vitamin B12 (µg) 0
Folate (µg) 62
Pantothenate (mg) 0.2
Biotin (µg) 0.1
Vitamin C (mg) 15
NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide 1.5
AOAC fibre (g) N
Cholesterol (mg) 0
Retinol (µg) 68
Carotene (µg) 3936
Retinol Equivalent (µg) 724