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Yam vs. Hazelnut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between yam and hazelnut

  • Hazelnut is higher than yam in manganese, copper, vitamin E, iron, vitamin B1, magnesium, phosphorus, folate, and fiber.
  • Hazelnut's daily need coverage for manganese is 251% higher.
  • Yam has less saturated fat.
  • Hazelnut has a lower glycemic index (15) than yam (51).

The food types used in this comparison are Yam, raw and Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts.

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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
1
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 116% 34% 60% 176% 575% 67% 124% 0% 805% 13%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +676.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +570.6%
Contains more IronIron +770.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +869.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +920.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +427.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1455.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +242.9%

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
2
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 21% 0.33% 301% 0% 161% 26% 34% 55% 130% 0% 36% 85% 25%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4194.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +474.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +253.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +226.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +92.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +517.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +391.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +176.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Hazelnut DV% diff.
Manganese 0.397mg 6.175mg 251%
Copper 0.178mg 1.725mg 172%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 45.652g 114%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 15.03mg 98%
Fats 0.17g 60.75g 93%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 7.92g 52%
Iron 0.54mg 4.7mg 52%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.643mg 44%
Magnesium 21mg 163mg 34%
Phosphorus 55mg 290mg 34%
Protein 1.53g 14.95g 27%
Calories 118kcal 628kcal 26%
Folate 23µg 113µg 23%
Fiber 4.1g 9.7g 22%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.563mg 21%
Zinc 0.24mg 2.45mg 20%
Saturated fat 0.037g 4.464g 20%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.918mg 12%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 6.3mg 12%
Calcium 17mg 114mg 10%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 14.2µg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 1.8mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.113mg 6%
Choline 16.5mg 45.6mg 5%
Potassium 816mg 680mg 4%
Carbs 27.88g 16.7g 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.4µg 3%
Vitamin A 7µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 23.78g 7g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 4.34g N/A
Starch 0.48g 0%
Sodium 9mg 0mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.193mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.497mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.545mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 1.063mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0.42mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0.663mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0.701mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.432mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 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
15% 61% 17% 5% 2%
Protein: 14.95 g
Fats: 60.75 g
Carbs: 16.7 g
Water: 5.31 g
Other: 2.29 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +66.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1210.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +877.1%
Contains more FatsFats +35635.3%
Contains more OtherOther +179.3%

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
8% 79% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.464 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 45.652 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.92 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +760766.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10321.1%

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. Hazelnut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170581/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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