Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Jícama raw
  5. Compare
  6. Jícama raw vs. Marinara sauce

Jícama raw vs. Marinara sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are jícama raw and marinara sauce different?

  • Jícama raw is higher in vitamin C and fiber; however, marinara sauce is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for marinara sauce is 23% higher.
  • Jícama raw contains 10 times more vitamin C than marinara sauce. While jícama raw contains 20.2mg of vitamin C, marinara sauce contains only 2mg.
  • Jícama raw has less sugar.

Yambean (jicama), raw and Sauce, pasta, spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve, low sodium are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Jícama raw vs Marinara sauce infographic
Infographic link

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 13% 8.1% 28% 29% 27% 5.5% 15% 3.9% 18% 6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +112.7%
Contains more IronIron +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +128.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%

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 6.7% 11% 48% 0% 6% 14% 73% 0% 40% 0% 35% 9.8% 7.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +910%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +421.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1858.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +311.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~13µg
~equal in Choline ~13.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jícama raw Marinara sauce DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 3.917mg 23%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 2mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 2.4mg 13%
Fiber 4.9g 1.8g 12%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 13.9µg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.173mg 10%
Potassium 150mg 319mg 5%
Copper 0.048mg 0.081mg 4%
Vitamin A 1µg 33µg 4%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.137mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.508g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 34mg 2%
Iron 0.6mg 0.78mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.061mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 27mg 2%
Fats 0.09g 1.48g 2%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.17g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.377g 1%
Calories 38kcal 51kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Sodium 4mg 30mg 1%
Magnesium 12mg 18mg 1%
Protein 0.72g 1.41g 1%
Carbs 8.82g 8.06g 0%
Net carbs 3.92g 6.26g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 5.5g N/A
Zinc 0.16mg 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.024mg 0%
Folate 12µg 13µg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 13.7mg 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
8% 87%
Protein: 1.41 g
Fats: 1.48 g
Carbs: 8.06 g
Water: 87.39 g
Other: 1.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1544.4%
Contains more OtherOther +453.3%
~equal in Carbs ~8.06g
~equal in Water ~87.39g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
16% 36% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.17 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.508 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7440%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1081.4%

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. Marinara sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171597/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.