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Pickled cucumber vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pickled cucumber and jicama (yam bean)

  • Pickled cucumber has less vitamin C.
  • Pickled cucumber covers your daily sodium needs 52% more than jicama (yam bean).
  • Jicama (yam bean) has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pickled cucumber is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pickles, cucumber, sour and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 0.52% 7.4% 3.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +487%
Contains more IronIron +42.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +418.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
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 47% 0.33% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1310%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +218.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +344.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Sodium 1208mg 4mg 52%
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Vitamin C 1mg 14.1mg 15%
Fiber 1.2g 5%
Copper 0.085mg 0.046mg 4%
Potassium 23mg 135mg 3%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.057mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.121mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.04mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.57mg 2%
Folate 1µg 8µg 2%
Magnesium 4mg 11mg 2%
Carbs 2.26g 8.82g 2%
Protein 0.33g 0.72g 1%
Choline 3.6mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 1%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.028mg 1%
Calories 11kcal 38kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.017mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 0mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 1.06g 8.82g N/A
Sugar 1.06g N/A
Phosphorus 14mg 16mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 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 FatsFats +122.2%
Contains more OtherOther +943.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +118.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +290.3%
~equal in Water ~90.07g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/nutrients
  2. Jicama (yam bean) - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170074/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.