Lotus root vs. Yautia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between lotus root and yautia

Yautia has less vitamin C, vitamin B2, fiber, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Lotus root covers your daily vitamin C needs 43% more than yautia.
Yautia contains 6 times less vitamin B2 than lotus root. Lotus root contains 0.22mg of vitamin B2, while yautia contains 0.04mg.
The glycemic index of yautia is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Lotus root, raw and Yautia (tannier), 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.

Lotus root

Yautia

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+18.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+96.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40.3%

Contains more ZincZinc	+28.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Potassium ~598mg

~equal in Copper ~0.257mg

~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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.

Lotus root

Yautia

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+746.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+450%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+80.4%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+66.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+30.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.237mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	44mg	5.2mg	43%
Fiber	4.9g	1.5g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.22mg	0.04mg	14%
Phosphorus	100mg	51mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.16mg	0.097mg	5%
Calcium	45mg	9mg	4%
Manganese	0.261mg	0.186mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.377mg	0.209mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.258mg	0.237mg	2%
Carbs	17.23g	23.63g	2%
Vitamin B3	0.4mg	0.667mg	2%
Iron	1.16mg	0.98mg	2%
Protein	2.6g	1.46g	2%
Folate	13µg	17µg	1%
Calories	74kcal	98kcal	1%
Sodium	40mg	21mg	1%
Zinc	0.39mg	0.5mg	1%
Potassium	556mg	598mg	1%
Fats	0.1g	0.4g	0%
Net carbs	12.33g	22.13g	N/A
Magnesium	23mg	24mg	0%
Copper	0.257mg	0.257mg	0%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.7µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.03g	0.082g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.02g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.02g		0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg		0%
Threonine	0.051mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg		0%
Leucine	0.069mg		0%
Lysine	0.094mg		0%
Methionine	0.022mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.047mg		0%
Valine	0.055mg		0%
Histidine	0.038mg		0%