Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Yam vs. Clementine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between yam and clementine

  • Yam has more potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, copper, and fiber; however, clementine has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for clementine is 35% higher.
  • Clementine has 17 times less manganese than yam. Yam has 0.397mg of manganese, while clementine has 0.023mg.
  • Yam is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Yam, raw and Clementines, raw.

Infographic

Yam vs Clementine infographic
Infographic link

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.
Yam
Yam
8
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 9% 16% 5.3% 14% 1.6% 9% 0.13% 3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +110%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361%
Contains more IronIron +285.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +314%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1626.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +76.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.9%

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.
Yam
Yam
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 57% 2.3% 7% 0% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17% 9%
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 163% 0% 4% 0% 22% 6.9% 12% 9.1% 17% 0% 0% 18% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +75%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +30.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +290.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +185.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Folate ~24µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Clementine DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.1mg 48.8mg 35%
Potassium 816mg 177mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.075mg 17%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.023mg 16%
Copper 0.178mg 0.043mg 15%
Fiber 4.1g 1.7g 10%
Phosphorus 55mg 21mg 5%
Carbs 27.88g 12.02g 5%
Iron 0.54mg 0.14mg 5%
Calories 118kcal 47kcal 4%
Magnesium 21mg 10mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.151mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.086mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.06mg 2%
Fructose 1.64g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Protein 1.53g 0.85g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.636mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.2mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 10.32g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 9.18g N/A
Sodium 9mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.03mg 0%
Folate 23µg 24µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Choline 16.5mg 14mg 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
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
12% 87%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 12.02 g
Water: 86.58 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +80%
Contains more FatsFats +13.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.9%
Contains more OtherOther +105%
Contains more WaterWater +24.4%

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. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/nutrients
  2. Clementine - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168195/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.