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Cassava vs. Vermicelli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cassava and vermicelli different?

  • Cassava is richer in vitamin C, potassium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6, while vermicelli is higher in copper, selenium, zinc, choline, iron, and fiber.
  • Vermicelli covers your daily need for copper, 202% more than cassava.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index (94) than vermicelli (35).

Cassava, raw and Vermicelli, made from soy types were used 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 1.4% 17% 0.26% 68% 639% 116% 8.6% 0.52% 0% 147%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +8933.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +243.8%
Contains more IronIron +570.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +1816%
Contains more ZincZinc +1147.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3757.1%

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 0% 0.67% 10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 9.5% 0% 97%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +168.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +646.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Vermicelli DV% diff.
Copper 0.1mg 1.916mg 202%
Selenium 0.7µg 27µg 48%
Zinc 0.34mg 4.24mg 35%
Choline 23.7mg 177mg 28%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 0mg 23%
Iron 0.27mg 1.81mg 19%
Manganese 0.384mg 17%
Carbs 38.06g 82.32g 15%
Calories 160kcal 331kcal 9%
Potassium 271mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 3.9g 8%
Folate 27µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 2mg 5%
Calcium 16mg 55mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0mg 4%
Protein 1.36g 0.1g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 3.8µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.51mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 20mg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 78.42g N/A
Sugar 1.7g 17.44g N/A
Sodium 14mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.014g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.013g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.041g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
82% 12% 6%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 82.32 g
Water: 11.9 g
Other: 5.58 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1260%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more WaterWater +401.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.3%
Contains more OtherOther +800%

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
21% 19% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.041 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +476.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%

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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. Vermicelli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169884/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.