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Persimmon vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between persimmon and yam?

  • Persimmon is richer in vitamin C and iron, yet yam is richer in potassium.
  • Persimmon's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 54% higher.
  • Persimmon has 5 times more iron than yam. Persimmon has 2.5mg of iron, while yam has 0.54mg.

We used Persimmons, native, raw and Yam, raw types in this comparison.

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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 0% 8.1% 27% 94% 0% 0% 11% 0.13% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
7
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 CalciumCalcium +58.8%
Contains more IronIron +363%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +111.5%

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 220% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +286%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Persimmon Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin C 66mg 17.1mg 54%
Iron 2.5mg 0.54mg 25%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 23%
Copper 0.178mg 20%
Manganese 0.397mg 17%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Potassium 310mg 816mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 9%
Folate 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 6%
Magnesium 21mg 5%
Phosphorus 26mg 55mg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 3%
Carbs 33.5g 27.88g 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 2%
Calcium 27mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.8g 1.53g 1%
Calories 127kcal 118kcal 0%
Fats 0.4g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 33.5g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Sodium 1mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.041mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.035mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 64%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 33.5 g
Water: 64.4 g
Other: 0.9 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 FatsFats +135.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +91.3%
~equal in Water ~69.6g
~equal in Other ~0.82g

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. Persimmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169943/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.