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Jícama raw vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between jícama raw and baking powder

  • Jícama raw has more vitamin C and fiber; however, baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 586% more.
  • Baking powder is lower in sugar.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than jícama raw.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yambean (jicama), raw and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +650%
Contains more CopperCopper +380%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48866.7%
Contains more IronIron +1736.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12072.2%

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
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%
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 Jícama raw Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 12mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 4mg 10600mg 461%
Phosphorus 18mg 2191mg 310%
Iron 0.6mg 11.02mg 130%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 4.9g 0.2g 19%
Carbs 8.82g 27.7g 6%
Magnesium 12mg 27mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 20mg 4%
Copper 0.048mg 0.01mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0mg 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.011mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Calories 38kcal 53kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.01mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.92g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0g 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% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1701.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +214.1%
Contains more OtherOther +22333.3%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.