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Cassava vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cassava and pimiento?

  • Cassava is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, and folate, yet pimiento is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin K.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 71% more.
  • Cassava has 5 times more vitamin B1 than pimiento. While cassava has 0.087mg of vitamin B1, pimiento has only 0.017mg.
  • The glycemic index of pimiento is lower.

We used Cassava, raw and Pimento, canned 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +71.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +317.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more IronIron +522.2%
~equal in Sodium ~14mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +411.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +970%
Contains more FolateFolate +350%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +312.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +13200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +263.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +336.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.6mg 84.9mg 71%
Iron 0.27mg 1.68mg 18%
Vitamin A 1µg 133µg 15%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.092mg 13%
Carbs 38.06g 5.1g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.215mg 10%
Calories 160kcal 23kcal 7%
Copper 0.1mg 0.049mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.017mg 6%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 8.3µg 5%
Folate 27µg 6µg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 6mg 4%
Potassium 271mg 158mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.69mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 6.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.01mg 2%
Protein 1.36g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 16mg 6mg 1%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.19mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 17mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.06mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.615mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.161g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.85g 4.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1176kcal 209kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 435g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 2.71g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.9g 0%
Sodium 14mg 14mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +646.3%
Contains more OtherOther +55%
Contains more WaterWater +56%
~equal in Fats ~0.3g

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +275%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.4%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.