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Cassava vs. Filo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between cassava and filo

  • Cassava has more vitamin C; however, filo has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Filo's daily need coverage for selenium is 41% more.
  • Cassava is lower in saturated fat.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than filo.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cassava, raw and Phyllo dough.

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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%
Filo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 6.5% 120% 34% 13% 32% 63% 62% 127%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +40%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +266.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more IronIron +1088.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +177.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3228.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.101mg

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%
Filo
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 0% 135% 79% 76% 18% 6.9% 0% 6.3% 66% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +243.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +521.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +610.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +182.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +31.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +225.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Filo DV% diff.
Selenium 0.7µg 23.3µg 41%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.541mg 38%
Iron 0.27mg 3.21mg 37%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.341mg 23%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 4.073mg 20%
Sodium 14mg 483mg 20%
Folate 27µg 88µg 15%
Protein 1.36g 7.1g 11%
Fats 0.28g 6g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 3.149g 8%
Phosphorus 27mg 75mg 7%
Calories 160kcal 299kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.923g 6%
Saturated fat 0.074g 1.47g 6%
Potassium 271mg 74mg 6%
Carbs 38.06g 52.6g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.302mg 4%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.476mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.03mg 4%
Choline 23.7mg 6.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2.5µg 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.49mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 15mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0.18g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Copper 0.1mg 0.101mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.194mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.246mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.49mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.158mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.126mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.359mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.286mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.159mg 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
Filo
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7% 6% 53% 33% 2%
Protein: 7.1 g
Fats: 6 g
Carbs: 52.6 g
Water: 32.6 g
Other: 1.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +83.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +422.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2042.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.2%
Contains more OtherOther +174.2%

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
Filo
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27% 57% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.47 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.923 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4098.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1822.9%

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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. Filo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172791/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.