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Cassava vs. Apricot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cassava and apricots

  • Cassava has more manganese and vitamin C; however, apricots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Apricots cover your daily vitamin A needs 25% more than cassava.
  • Apricots contain 8 times less choline than cassava. Cassava contains 23.7mg of choline, while apricots contain 2.8mg.
  • Cassava has less sugar.
  • The glycemic index of cassava is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Cassava, raw and Apricots, 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 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 3.9% 23% 15% 26% 5.5% 9.9% 0.13% 10% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +23.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +70%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +398.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more IronIron +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
~equal in Potassium ~259mg

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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
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 33% 32% 18% 0% 7.5% 9.2% 11% 14% 12% 0% 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +106%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +190%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +63%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +746.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +368.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +73.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Apricot DV% diff.
Manganese 0.384mg 0.077mg 13%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 10mg 12%
Vitamin A 1µg 96µg 11%
Carbs 38.06g 11.12g 9%
Calories 160kcal 48kcal 6%
Folate 27µg 9µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.89mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.03mg 5%
Choline 23.7mg 2.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.054mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.24mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Copper 0.1mg 0.078mg 2%
Iron 0.27mg 0.39mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.6mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 3.3µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.94g 1%
Sodium 14mg 1mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 23mg 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.4g 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.39g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 9.12g N/A
Calcium 16mg 13mg 0%
Potassium 271mg 259mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 9.24g N/A
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.027g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.17g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.077g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.047mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.041mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.052mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.027mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
11% 86%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 11.12 g
Water: 86.35 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.3%
Contains more FatsFats +39.3%
Contains more WaterWater +44.7%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.4g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
10% 62% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.17 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.077 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +126.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.4%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Apricot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171697/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.