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

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Summary of differences between jicama (yam bean) and turnip greens

  • Jicama (yam bean) has less vitamin A, folate, copper, vitamin C, calcium, manganese, and vitamin B6 than turnip greens.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily need for vitamin A, 152% more than jicama (yam bean).

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

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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 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1145.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.4%
Contains more IronIron +40.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +491.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.14mg

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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +94.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +1375%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jicama (yam bean) Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 1µg 381µg 42%
Folate 8µg 118µg 28%
Copper 0.046mg 0.253mg 23%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 27.4mg 15%
Fiber 3.5g 14%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 13%
Calcium 11mg 137mg 13%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.337mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.18mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.274mg 3%
Iron 0.57mg 0.8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.072mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 22mg 3%
Potassium 135mg 203mg 2%
Phosphorus 16mg 29mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.411mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Calories 38kcal 20kcal 1%
Protein 0.72g 1.14g 1%
Carbs 8.82g 4.36g 1%
Sodium 4mg 29mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 8.82g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 0.53g N/A
Zinc 0.15mg 0.14mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.028mg 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
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +102.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +58.3%
Contains more FatsFats +155.6%
Contains more OtherOther +256.7%
~equal in Water ~93.2g

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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. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/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.