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Pomelo vs. Cassava — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pomelo and cassava different?

  • Pomelo is higher in vitamin C; however, cassava is richer in manganese and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pomelo is 45% higher.
  • Pomelo has a lower glycemic index (78) than cassava (94).

Pummelo, raw and Cassava, 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.
Pomelo
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 19% 4.1% 16% 2.2% 7.3% 0.13% 2.2% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25.5%
Contains more IronIron +145.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2158.8%

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.
Pomelo
1
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 203% 0% 0% 0% 8.5% 6.2% 4.1% 0% 8.3% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cassava
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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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +196.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +288.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pomelo Cassava DV% diff.
Vitamin C 61mg 20.6mg 45%
Manganese 0.017mg 0.384mg 16%
Carbs 9.62g 38.06g 9%
Folate 27µg 7%
Calories 38kcal 160kcal 6%
Copper 0.048mg 0.1mg 6%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.036mg 0.088mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.22mg 0.854mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.034mg 0.087mg 4%
Magnesium 6mg 21mg 4%
Fiber 1g 1.8g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Iron 0.11mg 0.27mg 2%
Zinc 0.08mg 0.34mg 2%
Potassium 216mg 271mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.048mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 2%
Phosphorus 17mg 27mg 1%
Sodium 1mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.76g 1.36g 1%
Calcium 4mg 16mg 1%
Fats 0.04g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 8.62g 36.26g N/A
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pomelo
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10% 89%
Protein: 0.76 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 9.62 g
Water: 89.1 g
Other: 0.48 g
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +49.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.9%
Contains more FatsFats +600%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +295.6%
Contains more OtherOther +29.2%

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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. Pomelo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167754/nutrients
  2. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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