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Yam vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yam and juice

  • Yam is higher in potassium, copper, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, and iron; however, juice is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Juice's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 31% higher.
  • Yam has 57 times more manganese than juice. While yam has 0.397mg of manganese, juice has only 0.007mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Yam, raw and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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
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%
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1842.9%
Contains more IronIron +390.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +888.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5571.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%

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%
Juice
4
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +14%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +423.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +475%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +239.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1243.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +805.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +70.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.43mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 5mg 28%
Potassium 816mg 42mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.38mg 22%
Copper 0.178mg 0.018mg 18%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.007mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.5mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0.2g 16%
Phosphorus 55mg 4mg 7%
Folate 23µg 4µg 5%
Carbs 27.88g 13.41g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.54mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 3mg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Protein 1.53g 0.2g 3%
Calories 118kcal 54kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 17mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 2µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.01g 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
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +665%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.9%
Contains more OtherOther +331.6%
Contains more WaterWater +23.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
1
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Juice
2
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +660%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +66.7%

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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.