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Ginger ale vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ginger ale and jícama raw different?

  • Jícama raw has more vitamin C, fiber, and iron than ginger ale.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jícama raw is 22% higher.
  • Ginger ale contains 5 times more sugar than jícama raw. While ginger ale contains 8.9g of sugar, jícama raw contains only 1.8g.
  • Jícama raw has a lower glycemic index (17) than ginger ale (63).

Beverages, carbonated, ginger ale and Yambean (jicama), raw 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.09% 6.8% 6% 1.4% 0% 0.91% 1.7% 0.55%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14900%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +361.5%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ginger ale Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 20.2mg 22%
Fiber 0g 4.9g 20%
Fructose 3.7g 5%
Iron 0.18mg 0.6mg 5%
Potassium 1mg 150mg 4%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.46mg 3%
Folate 0µg 12µg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.042mg 3%
Magnesium 1mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.135mg 3%
Copper 0.018mg 0.048mg 3%
Phosphorus 0mg 18mg 3%
Choline 0mg 13.6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.029mg 2%
Manganese 0.013mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.16mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0g 0.72g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 3mg 12mg 1%
Calories 34kcal 38kcal 0%
Fats 0g 0.09g 0%
Carbs 8.76g 8.82g 0%
Net carbs 8.76g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 8.9g 1.8g N/A
Sodium 7mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.3µg 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
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.76 g
Water: 91.23 g
Other: 0.01 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 ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2900%
~equal in Carbs ~8.82g
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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. Ginger ale - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174846/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.