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Crackers vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between crackers and yam

  • Crackers have more vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, yam is richer in potassium and vitamin C.
  • Crackers cover your daily vitamin K needs 56% more than yam.
  • Yam has 150 times less saturated fat than crackers. Crackers have 5.562g of saturated fat, while yam has 0.037g.
  • Crackers have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of crackers is 63, while the glycemic index of yam is 51.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Crackers, standard snack-type, regular 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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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 +605.9%
Contains more IronIron +646.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +350.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +857.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +591.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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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 EVitamin E +765.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +271.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1325%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +688.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2913%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +365.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +71.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Yam DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0.076g 87%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 2.3µg 56%
Iron 4.03mg 0.54mg 44%
Fats 26.43g 0.17g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.032mg 33%
Sodium 726mg 9mg 31%
Phosphorus 248mg 55mg 28%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0.037g 25%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.112mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.552mg 24%
Potassium 118mg 816mg 21%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Calories 510kcal 118kcal 20%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.1mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.293mg 18%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 0.35mg 18%
Folate 92µg 23µg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 0.006g 16%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.7µg 11%
Carbs 61.3g 27.88g 11%
Calcium 120mg 17mg 10%
Protein 6.64g 1.53g 10%
Copper 0.104mg 0.178mg 8%
Fiber 2.3g 4.1g 7%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.397mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.314mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Choline 9.6mg 16.5mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0.5g N/A
Trans fat 1.076g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.034mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 g
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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 ProteinProtein +334%
Contains more FatsFats +15447.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.9%
Contains more OtherOther +203.7%
Contains more WaterWater +2116.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 g
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 +109116.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17185.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/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.