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Truffle vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are truffle and yam different?

  • Truffle is higher in fiber, selenium, manganese, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, and calcium; however, yam is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for fiber for truffle is 264% higher.
  • Truffle contains 62 times more selenium than yam. While truffle contains 43.4µg of selenium, yam contains only 0.7µg.

Fungi, Cloud ears, dried and Yam, 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 59% 48% 67% 221% 61% 36% 79% 4.6% 254% 237%
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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 +295.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +835.3%
Contains more IronIron +988.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +450%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +391.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.3%
~equal in Potassium ~816mg
~equal in Copper ~0.178mg

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% 3.8% 195% 118% 29% 26% 0% 0% 29% 0%
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 B2Vitamin B2 +2537.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1035.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +53.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +646.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +161.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Truffle Yam DV% diff.
Fiber 70.1g 4.1g 264%
Selenium 43.4µg 0.7µg 78%
Manganese 1.951mg 0.397mg 68%
Iron 5.88mg 0.54mg 67%
Vitamin B2 0.844mg 0.032mg 62%
Vitamin B3 6.267mg 0.552mg 36%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.1mg 19%
Phosphorus 184mg 55mg 18%
Carbs 73.01g 27.88g 15%
Magnesium 83mg 21mg 15%
Protein 9.25g 1.53g 15%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.293mg 14%
Calcium 159mg 17mg 14%
Zinc 1.32mg 0.24mg 10%
Calories 284kcal 118kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.015mg 0.112mg 8%
Folate 38µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.481mg 0.314mg 3%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Potassium 754mg 816mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Sodium 35mg 9mg 1%
Copper 0.183mg 0.178mg 1%
Fats 0.73g 0.17g 1%
Net carbs 2.91g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 73% 15% 2%
Protein: 9.25 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 73.01 g
Water: 14.8 g
Other: 2.21 g
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 ProteinProtein +504.6%
Contains more FatsFats +329.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +161.9%
Contains more OtherOther +169.5%
Contains more WaterWater +370.3%

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. Truffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168581/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.

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