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Yam vs. Cocktail sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yam and cocktail sauce

  • Yam has more vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, and vitamin C than cocktail sauce.
  • Cocktail sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 42% more.
  • Yam contains 5 times more vitamin B1 than cocktail sauce. Yam contains 0.112mg of vitamin B1, while cocktail sauce contains 0.021mg.
  • Yam contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yam, raw and Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve.

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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.
Yam
Yam
6
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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +60.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +168.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.9%
Contains more IronIron +53.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +214.3%

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
6
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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +361.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +35.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +208.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +91.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Cocktail sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 9mg 983mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.08mg 16%
Potassium 816mg 309mg 15%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.148mg 11%
Fiber 4.1g 1.8g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.021mg 8%
Copper 0.178mg 0.111mg 7%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 11.6mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 1.08mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.068mg 5%
Phosphorus 55mg 30mg 4%
Iron 0.54mg 0.83mg 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.2µg 3%
Folate 23µg 17µg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 4.4µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.82mg 2%
Choline 16.5mg 11mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.38mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 18µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 1.05g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.047mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 26mg 1%
Calories 118kcal 124kcal 0%
Protein 1.53g 1.36g 0%
Carbs 27.88g 28.22g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 26.42g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 11.83g N/A
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0g 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
2
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.5%
Contains more FatsFats +517.6%
Contains more OtherOther +351.2%
~equal in Carbs ~28.22g
~equal in Water ~65.67g

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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.