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Cucumber vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and jicama (yam bean) different?

  • Jicama (yam bean) has more vitamin C than cucumber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jicama (yam bean) is 13% higher.

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.6%
Contains more IronIron +103.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Potassium ~135mg

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
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 47% 0.33% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +114%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +93.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin K 16.4µg 14%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 14.1mg 13%
Iron 0.28mg 0.57mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.121mg 3%
Carbs 3.63g 8.82g 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Calories 15kcal 38kcal 1%
Phosphorus 24mg 16mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.057mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.017mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Calcium 16mg 11mg 1%
Copper 0.041mg 0.046mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.72g 0%
Fats 0.11g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 8.82g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 147mg 135mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g N/A
Zinc 0.2mg 0.15mg 0%
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 2mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.028mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.04mg 0%
Folate 7µg 8µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 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 FatsFats +22.2%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +143%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/nutrients
  2. Jicama (yam bean) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170074/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.