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Tomato paste vs. Jícama raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tomato paste and jícama raw different?

  • Tomato paste has more copper, vitamin A, iron, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin B2, and phosphorus than jícama raw.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for tomato paste is 35% higher.
  • Tomato paste contains 73 times more vitamin A than jícama raw. While tomato paste contains 1525IU of vitamin A, jícama raw contains only 21IU.
  • Jícama raw has a lower glycemic index (17) than tomato paste (45).

Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added and Yambean (jicama), 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 30% 11% 89% 112% 122% 17% 36% 7.7% 39% 29%
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 +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +576%
Contains more IronIron +396.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +660.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +293.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +361.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +657.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%

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 73% 25% 86% 0% 15% 35% 58% 8.5% 50% 0% 29% 9% 21%
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 +7500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +834.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +427.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1438%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +414.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3700%
Contains more CholineCholine +183.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~20.2mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.135mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~12µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato paste Jícama raw DV% diff.
Copper 0.365mg 0.048mg 35%
Iron 2.98mg 0.6mg 30%
Vitamin E 4.3mg 0.46mg 26%
Potassium 1014mg 150mg 25%
Vitamin B3 3.076mg 0.2mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.216mg 0.042mg 13%
Manganese 0.302mg 0.06mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.153mg 0.029mg 10%
Vitamin K 11.4µg 0.3µg 9%
Phosphorus 83mg 18mg 9%
Vitamin A 76µg 1µg 8%
Selenium 5.3µg 0.7µg 8%
Magnesium 42mg 12mg 7%
Protein 4.32g 0.72g 7%
Fructose 5.85g 7%
Choline 38.5mg 13.6mg 5%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.16mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.06mg 0.02mg 3%
Fiber 4.1g 4.9g 3%
Carbs 18.91g 8.82g 3%
Sodium 59mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin C 21.9mg 20.2mg 2%
Calories 82kcal 38kcal 2%
Calcium 36mg 12mg 2%
Fats 0.47g 0.09g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.16g 0.043g 1%
Net carbs 14.81g 3.92g N/A
Sugar 12.18g 1.8g N/A
Starch 0.22g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.142mg 0.135mg 0%
Folate 12µg 12µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.1g 0.021g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.067g 0.005g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.089mg 0.016mg 0%
Leucine 0.124mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.134mg 0.026mg 0%
Methionine 0.027mg 0.007mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.13mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.088mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0.019mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 19% 74% 3%
Protein: 4.32 g
Fats: 0.47 g
Carbs: 18.91 g
Water: 73.5 g
Other: 2.8 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 +500%
Contains more FatsFats +422.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +114.4%
Contains more OtherOther +833.3%
Contains more WaterWater +22.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 20% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.067 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.16 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1240%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +272.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79%

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. Tomato paste - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170459/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.