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Clementine vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between clementine and yam

  • Clementine has more vitamin C; however, yam has more potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, copper, and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for clementine is 35% higher.
  • Yam has 18 times less sugar than clementine. Clementine has 9.18g of sugar, while yam has 0.5g.

Food types used in this article are Clementines, 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 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
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 more CalciumCalcium +76.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361%
Contains more IronIron +285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +314%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1626.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
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 CVitamin C +185.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.032mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Clementine Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.8mg 17.1mg 35%
Potassium 177mg 816mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.075mg 0.293mg 17%
Manganese 0.023mg 0.397mg 16%
Copper 0.043mg 0.178mg 15%
Fiber 1.7g 4.1g 10%
Phosphorus 21mg 55mg 5%
Carbs 12.02g 27.88g 5%
Iron 0.14mg 0.54mg 5%
Calories 47kcal 118kcal 4%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.314mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.112mg 2%
Zinc 0.06mg 0.24mg 2%
Fructose 1.64g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.85g 1.53g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.636mg 0.552mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 0.35mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 10.32g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 9.18g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.032mg 0%
Folate 24µg 23µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Choline 14mg 16.5mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.4 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 WaterWater +24.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +80%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.9%
Contains more OtherOther +105%

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. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/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.

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