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Jujube vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between jujube and yam?

  • Jujube is higher in vitamin C, yet yam is higher in potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Jujube's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 58% more.
  • The glycemic index of jujube is lower.

We used Jujube, raw and Yam, raw types 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.
Jujube
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.3% 22% 18% 24% 1.4% 9.9% 0.39% 11% 0%
Yam
Yam
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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 +23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +226.4%
Contains more IronIron +12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +143.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +139.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +372.6%

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.
Jujube
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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 230% 0.67% 0% 0% 5% 9.2% 17% 0% 19% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
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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 CVitamin C +303.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +261.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jujube Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin C 69mg 17.1mg 58%
Potassium 250mg 816mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.081mg 0.293mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Manganese 0.084mg 0.397mg 14%
Copper 0.073mg 0.178mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.112mg 8%
Folate 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 6%
Phosphorus 23mg 55mg 5%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Carbs 20.23g 27.88g 3%
Magnesium 10mg 21mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.9mg 0.552mg 2%
Calories 79kcal 118kcal 2%
Zinc 0.05mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin A 2µg 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.2g 1.53g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.032mg 1%
Iron 0.48mg 0.54mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 20.23g 23.78g N/A
Calcium 21mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Sodium 3mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Jujube
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20% 78%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 20.23 g
Water: 77.86 g
Other: 0.51 g
Yam
Yam
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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 FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60.8%

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. Jujube - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168151/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.

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