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Burdock root vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burdock root and jicama (yam bean) different?

  • Burdock root is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, magnesium, and potassium, while jicama (yam bean) is higher in vitamin C.
  • Burdock root covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 15% more than jicama (yam bean).
  • Burdock root contains 4 times more manganese than jicama (yam bean). Burdock root contains 0.232mg of manganese, while jicama (yam bean) contains 0.057mg.

Burdock root, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 27% 12% 27% 30% 26% 9% 22% 0.65% 30% 3.8%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +245.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +272.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.1%
Contains more IronIron +40.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +67.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +120%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +218.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +307%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 10% 0% 7.6% 0% 2.5% 6.9% 5.6% 19% 55% 0% 4% 17% 6.4%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +165.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +500%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +370%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +70%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burdock root Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.24mg 0.04mg 15%
Fiber 3.3g 13%
Vitamin C 3mg 14.1mg 12%
Manganese 0.232mg 0.057mg 8%
Magnesium 38mg 11mg 6%
Phosphorus 51mg 16mg 5%
Potassium 308mg 135mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.121mg 4%
Folate 23µg 8µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Copper 0.077mg 0.046mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.57mg 3%
Calcium 41mg 11mg 3%
Carbs 17.34g 8.82g 3%
Protein 1.53g 0.72g 2%
Zinc 0.33mg 0.15mg 2%
Choline 11.7mg 2%
Calories 72kcal 38kcal 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.01mg 0.017mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 14.04g 8.82g N/A
Sugar 2.9g N/A
Sodium 5mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.028mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.025g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.059g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.033mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.033mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 80%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 17.34 g
Water: 80.09 g
Other: 0.89 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 +112.5%
Contains more FatsFats +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.6%
Contains more OtherOther +196.7%
Contains more WaterWater +12.5%

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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. Burdock root - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169974/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.