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Savoy cabbage vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are savoy cabbage and jicama (yam bean) different?

  • Savoy cabbage is higher than jicama (yam bean) in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B6, and manganese.
  • Savoy cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin A, 20% more than jicama (yam bean).
  • Savoy cabbage contains 10 times more folate than jicama (yam bean). Savoy cabbage contains 80µg of folate, while jicama (yam bean) contains 8µg.
  • Savoy cabbage has a higher glycemic index (32) than jicama (yam bean) (17).

Cabbage, savoy, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +218.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +34.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +80%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +42.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
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 CVitamin C +119.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.028mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Savoy cabbage Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin K 68.8µg 57%
Vitamin C 31mg 14.1mg 19%
Folate 80µg 8µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.04mg 12%
Fiber 3.1g 12%
Vitamin A 50µg 1µg 5%
Manganese 0.18mg 0.057mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.017mg 4%
Magnesium 28mg 11mg 4%
Phosphorus 42mg 16mg 4%
Protein 2g 0.72g 3%
Potassium 230mg 135mg 3%
Copper 0.062mg 0.046mg 2%
Calcium 35mg 11mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.57mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 0.121mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.19mg 1%
Calories 27kcal 38kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 4mg 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.15mg 1%
Carbs 6.1g 8.82g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 3g 8.82g N/A
Sugar 2.27g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.028mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 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 ProteinProtein +177.8%
Contains more OtherOther +166.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +44.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.09g
~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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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.