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Hummus vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between hummus and cassava

  • Hummus has more copper, iron, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, folate, zinc, and magnesium; however, cassava has more vitamin C.
  • Hummus's daily need coverage for copper is 47% more.
  • Hummus has 27 times more sodium than cassava. Hummus has 379mg of sodium, while cassava has 14mg.
  • Cassava has a higher glycemic index than hummus.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Hummus, commercial and Cassava, 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.
Hummus
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 51% 11% 20% 92% 176% 50% 75% 49% 101% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +238.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +137.5%
Contains more IronIron +803.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +427%
Contains more ZincZinc +438.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +551.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +101.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +271.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%

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.
Hummus
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 45% 15% 11% 7.9% 46% 0% 0% 62% 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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +207.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hummus Cassava DV% diff.
Copper 0.527mg 0.1mg 47%
Iron 2.44mg 0.27mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.613g 0.048g 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 20.6mg 23%
Phosphorus 176mg 27mg 21%
Manganese 0.773mg 0.384mg 17%
Fiber 6g 1.8g 17%
Sodium 379mg 14mg 16%
Folate 83µg 27µg 14%
Zinc 1.83mg 0.34mg 14%
Fats 9.6g 0.28g 14%
Protein 7.9g 1.36g 13%
Magnesium 71mg 21mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 4.039g 0.075g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.2mg 0.088mg 9%
Carbs 14.29g 38.06g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.18mg 0.087mg 8%
Saturated fat 1.437g 0.074g 6%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Selenium 2.6µg 0.7µg 3%
Calcium 38mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.582mg 0.854mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Potassium 228mg 271mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.064mg 0.048mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.107mg 1%
Calories 166kcal 160kcal 0%
Net carbs 8.29g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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8% 10% 14% 67%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 9.6 g
Carbs: 14.29 g
Water: 66.59 g
Other: 1.62 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +480.9%
Contains more FatsFats +3328.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.6%
Contains more OtherOther +161.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +166.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Hummus
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16% 44% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.437 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.613 g
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5285.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7427.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.9%

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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. Hummus - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174289/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients

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

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