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

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What are the differences between jicama (yam bean) and winter melon?

Winter melon is richer than jicama (yam bean) in vitamin B2.
Jicama (yam bean) has 23 times more potassium than winter melon. While jicama (yam bean) has 135mg of potassium, winter melon has only 6mg.
The amount of sodium in jicama (yam bean) is lower.

We used Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types 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.

Jicama (yam bean)

Winter melon

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+2150%
Contains more IronIron	+42.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+250%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+306.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~10mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.058mg

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.

Jicama (yam bean)

Winter melon

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+60%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+292.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+110.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~13mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.133mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fiber		2.9g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.028mg	0.11mg	6%
Sodium	4mg	111mg	5%
Potassium	135mg	6mg	4%
Zinc	0.15mg	0.61mg	4%
Copper	0.046mg	0.023mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.017mg	0.04mg	2%
Carbs	8.82g	3g	2%
Iron	0.57mg	0.4mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat		0.087g	1%
Folate	8µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.19mg	0.4mg	1%
Protein	0.72g	0.4g	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.2µg	1%
Calories	38kcal	13kcal	1%
Vitamin C	14.1mg	13mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	19mg	1%
Fats	0.09g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	8.82g	0.1g	N/A
Magnesium	11mg	10mg	0%
Phosphorus	16mg	19mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.057mg	0.058mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.121mg	0.133mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.035mg	0%
Saturated fat		0.016g	0%
Monounsaturated fat		0.037g	0%
Tryptophan		0.002mg	0%
Threonine	0.018mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.016mg		0%
Leucine	0.025mg		0%
Lysine	0.026mg	0.009mg	0%
Methionine	0.007mg	0.003mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.017mg		0%
Valine	0.022mg		0%
Histidine	0.019mg		0%