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

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How are jicama (yam bean) and savoy cabbage different?

  • Savoy cabbage is higher than jicama (yam bean) in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Savoy cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin A, 20% more than jicama (yam bean).
  • Savoy cabbage has a higher glycemic index (32) than jicama (yam bean) (17).

Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cabbage, savoy, raw 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 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more IronIron +42.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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%
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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +119.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jicama (yam bean) Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 68.8µg 57%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 31mg 19%
Folate 8µg 80µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.19mg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Vitamin A 1µg 50µg 5%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.18mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.07mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 28mg 4%
Phosphorus 16mg 42mg 4%
Protein 0.72g 2g 3%
Potassium 135mg 230mg 3%
Copper 0.046mg 0.062mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 35mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Iron 0.57mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.187mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 38kcal 27kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Sodium 4mg 28mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.27mg 1%
Carbs 8.82g 6.1g 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 8.82g 3g N/A
Sugar 2.27g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.041mg 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
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
~equal in Water ~91g

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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.