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Poblano vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are poblano and yam different?

  • Poblano has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, iron, fiber, potassium, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5 than yam.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for poblano is 406% higher.
  • Poblano contains 70 times more vitamin B2 than yam. While poblano contains 2.255mg of vitamin B2, yam contains only 0.032mg.

Peppers, ancho, dried and Yam, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 81% 18% 213% 410% 169% 39% 86% 5.6% 167% 16%
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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 +438.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +195.5%
Contains more IronIron +1924.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +185.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +491.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +222.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +314.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.1%

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 6.7% 341% 0% 0% 45% 520% 120% 120% 816% 0% 0% 52% 0%
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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 +14500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +59.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6946.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1060%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +534.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1106.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +755%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Poblano Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 3.535mg 0.293mg 249%
Vitamin B2 2.255mg 0.032mg 171%
Iron 10.93mg 0.54mg 130%
Vitamin A 1022µg 7µg 113%
Fiber 21.6g 4.1g 70%
Potassium 2411mg 816mg 47%
Manganese 1.279mg 0.397mg 38%
Vitamin B3 6.403mg 0.552mg 37%
Copper 0.508mg 0.178mg 37%
Vitamin B5 1.993mg 0.314mg 34%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.511g 0.076g 30%
Magnesium 113mg 21mg 22%
Protein 11.86g 1.53g 21%
Phosphorus 201mg 55mg 21%
Vitamin C 2mg 17.1mg 17%
Fats 8.2g 0.17g 12%
Folate 69µg 23µg 12%
Zinc 1.42mg 0.24mg 11%
Carbs 51.42g 27.88g 8%
Calories 281kcal 118kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.179mg 0.112mg 6%
Selenium 2.9µg 0.7µg 4%
Calcium 61mg 17mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.82g 0.037g 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.492g 0.006g 1%
Sodium 43mg 9mg 1%
Net carbs 29.82g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.155mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.425mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.373mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.605mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.515mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.142mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.361mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.489mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.232mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 8% 51% 23% 6%
Protein: 11.86 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 51.42 g
Water: 22.63 g
Other: 5.89 g
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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 ProteinProtein +675.2%
Contains more FatsFats +4723.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.4%
Contains more OtherOther +618.3%
Contains more WaterWater +207.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 8% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.82 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.492 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.511 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +8100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5835.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%

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. Poblano - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169396/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.