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Cassava vs. Distilled beverage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between cassava and distilled beverage

  • Distilled beverage contains less vitamin C, manganese, copper, potassium, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than cassava.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cassava is 23% higher.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than distilled beverage.

Food types used in this article are Cassava, raw and Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 86 proof.

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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 0% 0% 0.18% 1.5% 7% 1.1% 1.7% 0.13% 2.3% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13450%
Contains more IronIron +575%
Contains more CopperCopper +376.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +575%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2033.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%

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.
Cassava
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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 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 0.92% 0.24% 0% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6469.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +8700%
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 Cassava Distilled beverage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.018mg 16%
Carbs 38.06g 0.1g 13%
Copper 0.1mg 0.021mg 9%
Potassium 271mg 2mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.006mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.001mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.013mg 5%
Calories 160kcal 250kcal 5%
Magnesium 21mg 0mg 5%
Choline 23.7mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.04mg 3%
Phosphorus 27mg 4mg 3%
Protein 1.36g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.004mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.04mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 0µg 2%
Calcium 16mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 14mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0mg 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
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37960%
Contains more OtherOther +5706.5%
~equal in Water ~63.9g

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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. Distilled beverage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171919/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.