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Baby food vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baby food and jícama raw different?

  • Baby food is higher than jícama raw in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, vitamin E, and magnesium.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 586% more than jícama raw.
  • Baby food contains 174 times more vitamin B3 than jícama raw. Baby food contains 34.714mg of vitamin B3, while jícama raw contains 0.2mg.
  • Baby food has a higher glycemic index (56) than jícama raw (17).

Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Yambean (jicama), raw types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +733.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6008.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +191.3%
Contains more IronIron +7816.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +595.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2077.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3600%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12090%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9269%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17257%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +695.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +778.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Jícama raw DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 0.6mg 586%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 0.2mg 216%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.029mg 207%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.02mg 202%
Calcium 733mg 12mg 72%
Phosphorus 392mg 18mg 53%
Selenium 25.9µg 0.7µg 46%
Copper 0.334mg 0.048mg 32%
Protein 12.2g 0.72g 23%
Carbs 73.4g 8.82g 22%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 0.46mg 21%
Magnesium 100mg 12mg 21%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 20.2mg 20%
Zinc 2.4mg 0.16mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.135mg 19%
Calories 379kcal 38kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.042mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.043g 11%
Fiber 7.5g 4.9g 10%
Potassium 437mg 150mg 8%
Folate 43µg 12µg 8%
Fats 4.4g 0.09g 7%
Saturated fat 0.769g 0.021g 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 0.005g 3%
Choline 23.2mg 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1594.4%
Contains more FatsFats +4788.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +732.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1000%
Contains more WaterWater +1244.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24020%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3846.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients
  2. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.