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Jícama raw vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jícama raw and gumdrop different?

  • Jícama raw has more vitamin C and fiber than gumdrop.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for jícama raw is 22% higher.
  • Jícama raw has less sugar.
  • Jícama raw has a lower glycemic index (17) than gumdrop (78).

Yambean (jicama), raw and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces 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 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2900%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%

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.
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% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +123.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1025%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +740%
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 Gumdrop DV% diff.
Carbs 8.82g 98.9g 30%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 4.9g 0.1g 19%
Calories 38kcal 396kcal 18%
Potassium 150mg 5mg 4%
Copper 0.048mg 0.012mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.005mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 1mg 3%
Iron 0.6mg 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Sodium 4mg 44mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.012mg 2%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.01mg 2%
Choline 13.6mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 1mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.006mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.013mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.01mg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.92g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 58.97g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.8µg 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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +8907%
Contains more OtherOther +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1021.3%

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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/nutrients

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

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