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Corn syrup vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn syrup and jícama raw

  • Corn syrup has less vitamin C and fiber.
  • Jícama raw's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 22% more.
  • Corn syrup has 43 times more sugar than jícama raw. Corn syrup has 77.59g of sugar, while jícama raw has 1.8g.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index than jícama raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Syrups, corn, dark and Yambean (jicama), 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +66.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +240.9%
Contains more IronIron +62.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.048mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +487%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~13.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Jícama raw DV% diff.
Carbs 77.59g 8.82g 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.2mg 22%
Fiber 0g 4.9g 20%
Calories 286kcal 38kcal 12%
Sodium 155mg 4mg 7%
Selenium 2.9µg 0.7µg 4%
Potassium 44mg 150mg 3%
Iron 0.37mg 0.6mg 3%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.042mg 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.46mg 3%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.135mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.029mg 2%
Magnesium 8mg 12mg 1%
Calcium 18mg 12mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.02mg 1%
Protein 0g 0.72g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 0.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 11mg 18mg 1%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.16mg 1%
Copper 0.053mg 0.048mg 1%
Fats 0g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 77.59g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 77.59g 1.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 13.3mg 13.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.043g 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +779.7%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +309.2%

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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/nutrients
  2. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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