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Sweet potato vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between sweet potato and jicama (yam bean)

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1, while jicama (yam bean) has more vitamin C.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 283% higher.
  • Jicama (yam bean) contains 7 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potato. Sweet potato contains 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while jicama (yam bean) contains 0.121mg.
  • Jicama (yam bean) has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of jicama (yam bean) is 17, while the glycemic index of sweet potato is 70.

The food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, 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 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
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 +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +352.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.57mg

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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 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 AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +561.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +487.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Jicama (yam bean) DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.121mg 14%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 14.1mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.04mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Copper 0.151mg 0.046mg 12%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.057mg 9%
Potassium 337mg 135mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.017mg 5%
Carbs 20.12g 8.82g 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 16mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.028mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.19mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.72g 2%
Calories 86kcal 38kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 11mg 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Folate 11µg 8µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Iron 0.61mg 0.57mg 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.15mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 8.82g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 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 +118.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.1%
Contains more OtherOther +226.7%
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +16.6%

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. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.