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Bell pepper vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bell peppers and jicama (yam bean)?

  • Bell peppers are richer than jicama (yam bean) in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin A.
  • Bell peppers' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 74% more.
  • Bell peppers have 19 times more vitamin A than jicama (yam bean). While bell peppers have 370IU of vitamin A, jicama (yam bean) has only 19IU.
  • The glycemic index of jicama (yam bean) is lower.

We used Peppers, sweet, green, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 7.1% 3% 15% 13% 22% 3.5% 8.6% 0.39% 16% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +43.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114%
Contains more IronIron +67.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +15.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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 268% 6% 7.4% 0% 14% 6.5% 9% 5.9% 52% 0% 19% 7.5% 3%
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 47% 0.33% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +470.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1700%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +235.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +152.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +460%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +25%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bell pepper Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin C 80.4mg 14.1mg 74%
Vitamin B6 0.224mg 0.04mg 14%
Fiber 1.7g 7%
Vitamin K 7.4µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.057mg 0.017mg 3%
Iron 0.34mg 0.57mg 3%
Manganese 0.122mg 0.057mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.19mg 2%
Copper 0.066mg 0.046mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.37mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Folate 10µg 8µg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 20kcal 38kcal 1%
Fructose 1.12g 1%
Potassium 175mg 135mg 1%
Phosphorus 20mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 4.64g 8.82g 1%
Protein 0.86g 0.72g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 2.94g 8.82g N/A
Magnesium 10mg 11mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 2.4g N/A
Zinc 0.13mg 0.15mg 0%
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.099mg 0.121mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.058g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.008g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.062g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.036mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.024mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.092mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.036mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.86 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 4.64 g
Water: 93.89 g
Other: 0.44 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 +19.4%
Contains more FatsFats +88.9%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +90.1%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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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. Bell pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170427/nutrients
  2. Jicama (yam bean) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170074/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.