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Jicama (yam bean) vs. Radish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between jicama (yam bean) and radish

  • The glycemic index of radish is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Radishes, raw.

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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 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 7.5% 21% 13% 17% 7.6% 8.6% 5.1% 9% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +67.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~10mg
~equal in Copper ~0.05mg

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 47% 0.33% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
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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 49% 0% 0% 0% 3% 9% 4.8% 9.9% 16% 0% 3.3% 19% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +212.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~14.8mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jicama (yam bean) Radish DV% diff.
Fiber 1.6g 6%
Folate 8µg 25µg 4%
Potassium 135mg 233mg 3%
Iron 0.57mg 0.34mg 3%
Carbs 8.82g 3.4g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.071mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 39mg 2%
Calories 38kcal 16kcal 1%
Phosphorus 16mg 20mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.165mg 1%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.069mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.039mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.28mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 14.8mg 1%
Fructose 0.71g 1%
Protein 0.72g 0.68g 0%
Fats 0.09g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 8.82g 1.8g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 1.86g N/A
Copper 0.046mg 0.05mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.012mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.254mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.032g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.023mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0.02mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.031mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.01mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.036mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.013mg 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
Radish
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.68 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 3.4 g
Water: 95.27 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.4%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.68g
~equal in Water ~95.27g

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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. Jicama (yam bean) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170074/nutrients
  2. Radish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169276/nutrients

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

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