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Whisky vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between whisky and yam

  • The amount of potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, copper, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B5 in yam is higher than in whisky.
  • Yam covers your daily need for potassium, 24% more than whisky.
  • Whisky has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of whisky is 0, while the glycemic index of yam is 51.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Alcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proof and Yam, 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.
Whisky
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0.09% 0.75% 4.7% 0.55% 1.3% 0% 1% 0%
Yam
Yam
9
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +81500%
Contains more IronIron +2600%
Contains more CopperCopper +1171.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1733.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4862.5%
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.
Whisky
0
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% 2% 0.23% 0.94% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Yam
Yam
11
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 B1Vitamin B1 +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1004%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Whisky Yam DV% diff.
Potassium 1mg 816mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.293mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.1mg 19%
Copper 0.014mg 0.178mg 18%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.397mg 17%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.112mg 9%
Carbs 0.1g 27.88g 9%
Phosphorus 3mg 55mg 7%
Calories 250kcal 118kcal 7%
Iron 0.02mg 0.54mg 7%
Folate 0µg 23µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.314mg 6%
Magnesium 0mg 21mg 5%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.05mg 0.552mg 3%
Protein 0g 1.53g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.032mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.24mg 2%
Calcium 0mg 17mg 2%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.076g 1%
Fats 0g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 0.1g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 0.1g 0.5g N/A
Sodium 0mg 9mg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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
Whisky
1
64% 36%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0.1 g
Water: 63.9 g
Other: 36 g
Yam
Yam
4
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more OtherOther +4290.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27780%
~equal in Water ~69.6g

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. Whisky - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174819/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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