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Wheat Bread vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are wheat Bread and jícama raw different?

  • Wheat Bread is richer in selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and folate, while jícama raw is higher in vitamin C.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for selenium, 59% more than jícama raw.
  • Wheat Bread contains 150 times more sodium than jícama raw. Wheat Bread contains 601mg of sodium, while jícama raw contains 4mg.
  • Wheat Bread has a higher glycemic index (60) than jícama raw (17).

Bread, wheat, toasted 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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 +391.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.7%
Contains more IronIron +581.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +818.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +944.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2195%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4671.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +2095%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1217.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3025%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +237.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +264.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1800%
Contains more FolateFolate +616.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +91.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Jícama raw DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 0.7µg 59%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.06mg 57%
Iron 4.09mg 0.6mg 44%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.2mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.02mg 35%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.029mg 27%
Sodium 601mg 4mg 26%
Phosphorus 188mg 18mg 24%
Protein 12.96g 0.72g 24%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 20.2mg 22%
Folate 86µg 12µg 19%
Copper 0.198mg 0.048mg 17%
Carbs 55.77g 8.82g 16%
Calcium 165mg 12mg 15%
Calories 313kcal 38kcal 14%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.16mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.043g 11%
Magnesium 59mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.042mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.135mg 6%
Fats 4.27g 0.09g 6%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 0.3µg 5%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.021g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.005g 3%
Potassium 223mg 150mg 2%
Choline 22.1mg 13.6mg 2%
Fiber 4.7g 4.9g 1%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 0.46mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.019mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 +1700%
Contains more FatsFats +4644.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +532.3%
Contains more OtherOther +823.3%
Contains more WaterWater +271.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 +20280%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3900%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.