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Jícama raw vs. Palm oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are jícama raw and palm oil different?

  • Jícama raw is richer in vitamin C, fiber, iron, and copper, while palm oil is higher in vitamin E and vitamin K.
  • Palm oil covers your daily need for saturated fat, 246% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw is lower in saturated fat.
  • Jícama raw has a higher glycemic index (17) than palm oil (0).

Yambean (jicama), raw and Oil, palm types were 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% 0% 0% 0.38% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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% 319% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 20% 0% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4433.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3365.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2566.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jícama raw Palm oil DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.021g 49.3g 224%
Fats 0.09g 100g 154%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 15.94mg 103%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 37g 92%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 9.3g 62%
Calories 38kcal 884kcal 42%
Vitamin C 20.2mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Iron 0.6mg 0.01mg 7%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 8µg 6%
Copper 0.048mg 0mg 5%
Potassium 150mg 0mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0mg 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 8.82g 0g 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0mg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0mg 1%
Calcium 12mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.92g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0g N/A
Sodium 4mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +111011.1%

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
52% 39% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 49.3 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.3 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +739900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21527.9%

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. Palm oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171015/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.