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Cassava vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cassava and olive?

  • Cassava is higher in vitamin C, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1, yet olive is higher in iron, copper, vitamin E, vitamin A, and calcium.
  • Olive's daily need coverage for iron is 38% more.
  • Cassava has 34 times more potassium than olive. While cassava has 271mg of potassium, olive has only 8mg.
  • The amount of sodium in cassava is lower.

We used Cassava, raw and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types in this article.

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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%
Olive
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +425%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3287.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +54.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1820%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +450%
Contains more IronIron +1122.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +151%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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%
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2208.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +613.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +877.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +35.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +768.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Olive DV% diff.
Iron 0.27mg 3.3mg 38%
Sodium 14mg 735mg 31%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0.9mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 7.888g 20%
Copper 0.1mg 0.251mg 17%
Fats 0.28g 10.68g 16%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.02mg 16%
Carbs 38.06g 6.26g 11%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1.65mg 10%
Potassium 271mg 8mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.003mg 7%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Calcium 16mg 88mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.009mg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 3.2g 6%
Saturated fat 0.074g 1.415g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.911g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.037mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 3mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 10.3mg 2%
Calories 160kcal 115kcal 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.015mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 20µg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.84g 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.22mg 1%
Net carbs 36.26g 3.06g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 0g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.023mg 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
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +508%
Contains more FatsFats +3714.3%
Contains more WaterWater +34%
Contains more OtherOther +259.7%

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
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +10417.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1797.9%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.