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Carbonated water vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between carbonated water and yam

  • Yam has more potassium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B5 than carbonated water.
  • Yam's daily need coverage for potassium is 24% more.
  • Yam has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of yam is 51, while the glycemic index of carbonated water is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beverages, carbonated, club soda and Yam, raw.

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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 0.71% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40700%
Contains more IronIron +5300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Carbonated water Yam DV% diff.
Potassium 2mg 816mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.293mg 23%
Copper 0.006mg 0.178mg 19%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.1mg 19%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.397mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.112mg 9%
Carbs 0g 27.88g 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 55mg 8%
Iron 0.01mg 0.54mg 7%
Folate 0µg 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.314mg 6%
Calories 0kcal 118kcal 6%
Magnesium 1mg 21mg 5%
Choline 0mg 16.5mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.53g 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.552mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.24mg 1%
Sodium 21mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Calcium 5mg 17mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.076g 1%
Fats 0g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 0g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +43.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +720%

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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.