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Cashew vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cashew and jícama raw

  • The amount of copper, phosphorus, iron, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6 in cashew is higher than in jícama raw.
  • Cashew covers your daily copper needs 239% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw has 371 times less saturated fat than cashew. Cashew has 7.783g of saturated fat, while jícama raw has 0.021g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Nuts, cashew nuts, raw and Yambean (jicama), 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.
Cashew
Cashew
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 209% 11% 58% 251% 732% 158% 254% 1.6% 216% 109%
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 +2333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +208.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +340%
Contains more IronIron +1013.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +4472.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +3512.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3194.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2658.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2742.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%

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.
Cashew
Cashew
8
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 1.7% 0% 18% 0% 106% 13% 20% 52% 96% 0% 85% 19% 0%
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 +95.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2015%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +431%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +540%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +892.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +108.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3940%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cashew Jícama raw DV% diff.
Copper 2.195mg 0.048mg 239%
Phosphorus 593mg 18mg 82%
Iron 6.68mg 0.6mg 76%
Manganese 1.655mg 0.06mg 69%
Fats 43.85g 0.09g 67%
Magnesium 292mg 12mg 67%
Monounsaturated fat 23.797g 0.005g 59%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.845g 0.043g 52%
Zinc 5.78mg 0.16mg 51%
Saturated fat 7.783g 0.021g 35%
Protein 18.22g 0.72g 35%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.7µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.423mg 0.02mg 34%
Vitamin B6 0.417mg 0.042mg 29%
Vitamin K 34.1µg 0.3µg 28%
Calories 553kcal 38kcal 26%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 20.2mg 22%
Vitamin B5 0.864mg 0.135mg 15%
Potassium 660mg 150mg 15%
Starch 23.49g 10%
Carbs 30.19g 8.82g 7%
Fiber 3.3g 4.9g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.062mg 0.2mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.46mg 3%
Calcium 37mg 12mg 3%
Folate 25µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.058mg 0.029mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 2%
Net carbs 26.89g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 5.91g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 12mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.688mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.789mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 1.472mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.928mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.362mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.951mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 1.094mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.456mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.05g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
Cashew
4
18% 44% 30% 5% 3%
Protein: 18.22 g
Fats: 43.85 g
Carbs: 30.19 g
Water: 5.2 g
Other: 2.54 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 +2430.6%
Contains more FatsFats +48622.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.3%
Contains more OtherOther +746.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1632.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Cashew
Cashew
2
20% 60% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.783 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.845 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 +475840%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18144.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Cashew - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170162/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.