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Jícama raw vs. Tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between jícama raw and tea

  • Jícama raw has more vitamin C, fiber, and iron; however, tea is richer in manganese.
  • Jícama raw covers your daily vitamin C needs 22% more than tea.
  • Tea contains less sugar.
  • Jícama raw has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of jícama raw is 17, while the glycemic index of tea is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Yambean (jicama), raw and Beverages, tea, instant, unsweetened, prepared with water.

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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%
Tea
Tea
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 1.6% 0.38% 3.7% 0.27% 0.43% 0.52% 51% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +733.3%
Contains more IronIron +5900%
Contains more CopperCopper +336.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +553.3%
~equal in Sodium ~4mg

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%
Tea
Tea
0
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% 0.69% 0.6% 0.78% 0.23% 0% 0% 0% 0.16%
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 +866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +525%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +938.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +4433.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jícama raw Tea DV% diff.
Vitamin C 20.2mg 0mg 22%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.392mg 14%
Iron 0.6mg 0.01mg 7%
Potassium 150mg 18mg 4%
Copper 0.048mg 0.011mg 4%
Caffeine 0mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0mg 3%
Folate 12µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 8.82g 0.17g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.001mg 3%
Choline 13.6mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.135mg 0.013mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.003mg 2%
Calories 38kcal 1kcal 2%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0mg 2%
Phosphorus 18mg 1mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 2mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 3mg 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Protein 0.72g 0.06g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.032mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0g 0%
Net carbs 3.92g 0.17g N/A
Sugar 1.8g 0.02g N/A
Sodium 4mg 4mg 0%
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
Tea
Tea
1
100%
Protein: 0.06 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.17 g
Water: 99.62 g
Other: 0.15 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1100%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5088.2%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more WaterWater +10.6%

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. Tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174873/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.