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

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A recap on differences between jicama (yam bean) and summer squash

  • Jicama (yam bean) has less vitamin B6, vitamin B2, folate, and manganese.
  • Summer squash covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 14% more than jicama (yam bean).

Food varieties used in this article are Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Squash, summer, all varieties, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +62.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +207%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +407.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +445%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jicama (yam bean) Summer squash DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.218mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.142mg 9%
Folate 8µg 29µg 5%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.175mg 5%
Potassium 135mg 262mg 4%
Fiber 1.1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.048mg 3%
Phosphorus 16mg 38mg 3%
Iron 0.57mg 0.35mg 3%
Vitamin K 3µg 3%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 17mg 3%
Carbs 8.82g 3.35g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.487mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.155mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 1%
Protein 0.72g 1.21g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Calories 38kcal 16kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 11mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin A 1µg 10µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Copper 0.046mg 0.051mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.29mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.18g 0%
Net carbs 8.82g 2.25g N/A
Calcium 11mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 2.2g N/A
Sodium 4mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.025mg 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
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +163.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.1%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more OtherOther +106.7%
~equal in Water ~94.64g

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.