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Pimiento vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pimiento and yam

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron; however, yam is higher in potassium, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 81% more than yam.
  • Yam contains 22 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655 IU of vitamin A, while yam contains 122 IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Pimento, canned and Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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 13% 4.2% 59% 20% 51% 5.5% 21% 1% 48% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +223.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +324.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +210.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +188.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +303.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Zinc ~0.2mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Yam
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 40% 0% 2% 6.8% 24% 6.5% 10% 19% 53% 0% 5.8% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +601.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2116.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +102.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +458.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3010%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.228mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 12.1mg 81%
Potassium 158mg 670mg 15%
Iron 1.68mg 0.52mg 15%
Vitamin A 133µg 6µg 14%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.371mg 12%
Copper 0.049mg 0.152mg 11%
Fiber 1.9g 3.9g 8%
Carbs 5.1g 27.48g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.095mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.311mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 116kcal 5%
Phosphorus 17mg 49mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 2.3µg 5%
Magnesium 6mg 18mg 3%
Folate 6µg 16µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.028mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 16.2mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 1.49g 1%
Calcium 6mg 14mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.228mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.06g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.8g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 209kcal 779kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 86g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.14g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 23.58g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.49g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.2mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.552mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.029g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.052mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.05mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.094mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.06mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Yam
Yam
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27% 70%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 27.48 g
Water: 70.13 g
Other: 0.76 g
Contains more FatsFats +114.3%
Contains more WaterWater +32.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +438.8%
Contains more OtherOther +90%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +168.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.6%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170072/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.