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Pecan vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pecan and jícama raw

  • Pecan has more manganese, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, and fiber; however, jícama raw is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pecan covers your daily manganese needs 193% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw contains 294 times less saturated fat than pecan. Pecan contains 6.18g of saturated fat, while jícama raw contains 0.021g.

Food varieties used in this article are Nuts, pecans and Yambean (jicama), 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.
Pecan
Pecan
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 21% 36% 95% 400% 124% 119% 0% 587% 21%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +908.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +483.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +173.3%
Contains more IronIron +321.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2400%
Contains more ZincZinc +2731.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1438.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +442.9%

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.
Pecan
Pecan
10
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 3.7% 1% 28% 0% 165% 30% 22% 52% 48% 0% 8.8% 17% 22%
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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +204.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +348.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +483.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +539.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1066.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +197.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1736.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pecan Jícama raw DV% diff.
Manganese 4.5mg 0.06mg 193%
Polyunsaturated fat 21.614g 0.043g 144%
Copper 1.2mg 0.048mg 128%
Fats 71.97g 0.09g 111%
Monounsaturated fat 40.801g 0.005g 102%
Vitamin B1 0.66mg 0.02mg 53%
Zinc 4.53mg 0.16mg 40%
Phosphorus 277mg 18mg 37%
Calories 691kcal 38kcal 33%
Saturated fat 6.18g 0.021g 28%
Magnesium 121mg 12mg 26%
Iron 2.53mg 0.6mg 24%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 20.2mg 21%
Fiber 9.6g 4.9g 19%
Protein 9.17g 0.72g 17%
Vitamin B5 0.863mg 0.135mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.21mg 0.042mg 13%
Potassium 410mg 150mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.029mg 8%
Calcium 70mg 12mg 6%
Selenium 3.8µg 0.7µg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.167mg 0.2mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.4mg 0.46mg 6%
Choline 40.5mg 13.6mg 5%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 0.3µg 3%
Folate 22µg 12µg 3%
Carbs 13.86g 8.82g 2%
Net carbs 4.26g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 3.97g 1.8g N/A
Starch 0.46g 0%
Sodium 0mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.093mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.598mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.287mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.426mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.411mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.262mg 0.019mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
4
9% 72% 14% 4%
Protein: 9.17 g
Fats: 71.97 g
Carbs: 13.86 g
Water: 3.52 g
Other: 1.48 g
9% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.82 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1173.6%
Contains more FatsFats +79866.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.1%
Contains more OtherOther +393.3%
Contains more WaterWater +2458.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pecan
Pecan
2
9% 59% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.18 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 40.801 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.614 g
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +815920%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +50165.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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. Pecan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170182/nutrients
  2. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.