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Cherimoya vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cherimoya and yam

  • Cherimoya has more vitamin B2, while yam has more potassium, manganese, and copper.
  • Yam covers your daily need for potassium, 16% more than cherimoya.
  • Cherimoya contains 26 times more sugar than yam. While cherimoya contains 12.87g of sugar, yam contains only 0.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cherimoya, raw and Yam, raw.

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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 12% 3% 25% 10% 23% 4.4% 11% 0.91% 12% 0%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +158%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +326.9%

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.
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 42% 0% 5.4% 0% 25% 30% 12% 21% 59% 0% 0% 17% 0%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +309.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +10.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.314mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cherimoya Yam DV% diff.
Potassium 287mg 816mg 16%
Manganese 0.093mg 0.397mg 13%
Copper 0.069mg 0.178mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.131mg 0.032mg 8%
Fructose 6.28g 8%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 17.1mg 5%
Phosphorus 26mg 55mg 4%
Fiber 3g 4.1g 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Carbs 17.71g 27.88g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.293mg 3%
Iron 0.27mg 0.54mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Calories 75kcal 118kcal 2%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.24mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.644mg 0.552mg 1%
Fats 0.68g 0.17g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.188g 0.076g 1%
Magnesium 17mg 21mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.345mg 0.314mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.233g 0.037g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.35mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.101mg 0.112mg 1%
Protein 1.57g 1.53g 0%
Net carbs 14.71g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 12.87g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 7mg 9mg 0%
Folate 23µg 23µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.055g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.052mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.063mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.042mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.159g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.028g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 79%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.68 g
Carbs: 17.71 g
Water: 79.39 g
Other: 0.65 g
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +300%
Contains more WaterWater +14.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.4%
Contains more OtherOther +26.2%
~equal in Protein ~1.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.055 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.188 g
Yam
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +816.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +147.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.1%

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. Cherimoya - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173953/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.