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Tonic water vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between tonic water and yam?

  • Tonic water has less potassium, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin C, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B5 than yam.
  • Yam's daily need coverage for potassium is 24% higher.
  • Tonic water has a lower glycemic index than yam.

We used Beverages, carbonated, tonic water and Yam, raw types in this comparison.

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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 0% 0.3% 0% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 1.6% 0.13% 0%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +5300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39600%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tonic water Yam DV% diff.
Potassium 0mg 816mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.293mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.1mg 19%
Copper 0.006mg 0.178mg 19%
Manganese 0.001mg 0.397mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.112mg 9%
Phosphorus 0mg 55mg 8%
Iron 0.01mg 0.54mg 7%
Folate 0µg 23µg 6%
Carbs 8.8g 27.88g 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.314mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 21mg 5%
Calories 34kcal 118kcal 4%
Choline 0mg 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0mg 0.552mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.53g 3%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.3µg 2%
Calcium 1mg 17mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.032mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.076g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.24mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Fats 0g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 8.8g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 8.8g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 12mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 91%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.8 g
Water: 91.1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +216.8%
Contains more OtherOther +720%

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. Tonic water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171869/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.