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Pickled cucumber vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pickled cucumber and yam

  • Pickled cucumber has more vitamin K; however, yam is richer in potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Pickled cucumber's daily need coverage for sodium is 52% more.
  • Pickled cucumber contains 20 times more vitamin K than yam. Pickled cucumber contains 47µg of vitamin K, while yam contains 2.3µg.
  • Yam contains less sodium.
  • Yam has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of yam is 51, while the glycemic index of pickled cucumber is 32.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pickles, cucumber, sour 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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Yam
Yam
10
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 +425%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3447.8%
Contains more IronIron +35%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3509.1%
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%
Yam
Yam
9
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 AVitamin A +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1943.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1610%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +288.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +220%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +726.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3155.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more CholineCholine +358.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pickled cucumber Yam DV% diff.
Sodium 1208mg 9mg 52%
Vitamin K 47µg 2.3µg 37%
Potassium 23mg 816mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.293mg 22%
Vitamin C 1mg 17.1mg 18%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.397mg 17%
Fiber 1.2g 4.1g 12%
Copper 0.085mg 0.178mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.112mg 9%
Carbs 2.26g 27.88g 9%
Phosphorus 14mg 55mg 6%
Folate 1µg 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.038mg 0.314mg 6%
Calories 11kcal 118kcal 5%
Magnesium 4mg 21mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.552mg 3%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.01mg 0.032mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 17mg 2%
Choline 3.6mg 16.5mg 2%
Protein 0.33g 1.53g 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 0.35mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 1.06g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 1.06g 0.5g N/A
Vitamin A 10µg 7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.052g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.081g 0.076g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.009mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.01mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.014mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.014mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.009mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.011mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.005mg 0.034mg 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
Yam
Yam
2
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 +17.6%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%
Contains more OtherOther +281.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +363.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1133.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Yam
Yam
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -28.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.076g

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. 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.