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Sweet potato vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between sweet potato and jícama raw

  • Sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, and potassium; however, jícama raw is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 283% more than jícama raw.
  • Jícama raw has 6 times less vitamin B5 than sweet potato. Sweet potato has 0.8mg of vitamin B5, while jícama raw has 0.135mg.
  • Sweet potato has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of sweet potato is 70, while the glycemic index of jícama raw is 17.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Sweet potato, raw, unprepared and Yambean (jicama), raw.

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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 8.6% 3.6% 13% 23% 16% 4.4% 7.7% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +108.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +214.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +330%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Iron ~0.6mg

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 67% 0.33% 9.2% 0% 5% 6.7% 3.8% 8.1% 9.7% 0% 0.75% 9% 7.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +290%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +492.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +397.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +500%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +741.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +76.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet potato Jícama raw DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 1µg 79%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 20.2mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.209mg 0.042mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.8mg 0.135mg 13%
Copper 0.151mg 0.048mg 11%
Manganese 0.258mg 0.06mg 9%
Fiber 3g 4.9g 8%
Potassium 337mg 150mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.078mg 0.02mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 20.12g 8.82g 4%
Phosphorus 47mg 18mg 4%
Magnesium 25mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.557mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.061mg 0.029mg 2%
Protein 1.57g 0.72g 2%
Calories 86kcal 38kcal 2%
Sodium 55mg 4mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 0.46mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 0.3µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Zinc 0.3mg 0.16mg 1%
Fats 0.05g 0.09g 0%
Net carbs 17.12g 3.92g N/A
Iron 0.61mg 0.6mg 0%
Sugar 4.18g 1.8g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Folate 11µg 12µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0.021g 0%
Choline 12.3mg 13.6mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0.043g 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%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
30% 7% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +207.1%

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. Jícama raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170073/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.