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Hazelnut vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between hazelnut and yam

  • Hazelnut is higher than yam in manganese, copper, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, and fiber.
  • Hazelnut's daily need coverage for manganese is 251% higher.
  • Hazelnut has 121 times more saturated fat than yam. While hazelnut has 4.464g of saturated fat, yam has only 0.037g.
  • Hazelnut has a lower glycemic index (15) than yam (51).

The food types used in this comparison are Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts and Yam, 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 116% 34% 60% 176% 575% 67% 124% 0% 805% 13%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +676.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +570.6%
Contains more IronIron +770.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +869.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +920.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1455.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +242.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%

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 21% 0.33% 301% 0% 161% 26% 34% 55% 130% 0% 36% 85% 25%
Yam
Yam
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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% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4194.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +474.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +517.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +391.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hazelnut Yam DV% diff.
Manganese 6.175mg 0.397mg 251%
Copper 1.725mg 0.178mg 172%
Monounsaturated fat 45.652g 0.006g 114%
Vitamin E 15.03mg 0.35mg 98%
Fats 60.75g 0.17g 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.92g 0.076g 52%
Iron 4.7mg 0.54mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.643mg 0.112mg 44%
Magnesium 163mg 21mg 34%
Phosphorus 290mg 55mg 34%
Protein 14.95g 1.53g 27%
Calories 628kcal 118kcal 26%
Folate 113µg 23µg 23%
Fiber 9.7g 4.1g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.563mg 0.293mg 21%
Zinc 2.45mg 0.24mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.464g 0.037g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.918mg 0.314mg 12%
Vitamin C 6.3mg 17.1mg 12%
Calcium 114mg 17mg 10%
Vitamin K 14.2µg 2.3µg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.8mg 0.552mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.113mg 0.032mg 6%
Choline 45.6mg 16.5mg 5%
Potassium 680mg 816mg 4%
Carbs 16.7g 27.88g 4%
Selenium 2.4µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin A 1µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 7g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 4.34g 0.5g N/A
Starch 0.48g 0%
Sodium 0mg 9mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.193mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.497mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.545mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 1.063mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.42mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.221mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.663mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.701mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.432mg 0.034mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 61% 17% 5% 2%
Protein: 14.95 g
Fats: 60.75 g
Carbs: 16.7 g
Water: 5.31 g
Other: 2.29 g
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +877.1%
Contains more FatsFats +35635.3%
Contains more OtherOther +179.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1210.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 79% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.464 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 45.652 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.92 g
Yam
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +760766.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10321.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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. Hazelnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170581/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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