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Yam vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between yam and pimiento

  • Yam has more potassium, copper, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6; however, pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 75% higher.
  • Pimiento has 31 times less vitamin B5 than yam. Yam has 0.314mg of vitamin B5, while pimiento has 0.01mg.

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

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +331.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more IronIron +211.1%

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
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 57% 0% 2.3% 7% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +558.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3040%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +396.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.1mg 84.9mg 75%
Potassium 816mg 158mg 19%
Iron 0.54mg 1.68mg 14%
Copper 0.178mg 0.049mg 14%
Vitamin A 7µg 133µg 14%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.092mg 13%
Fiber 4.1g 1.9g 9%
Carbs 27.88g 5.1g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.017mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.01mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.215mg 6%
Calories 118kcal 23kcal 5%
Phosphorus 55mg 17mg 5%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 8.3µg 5%
Magnesium 21mg 6mg 4%
Folate 23µg 6µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.69mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.06mg 2%
Choline 16.5mg 6.3mg 2%
Protein 1.53g 1.1g 1%
Calcium 17mg 6mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.161g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 4.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 771kcal 209kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 85g 435g N/A
Fats 0.17g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 2.71g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.19mg 0%
Sodium 9mg 14mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.615mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.045g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.022mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
3
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.7%
Contains more OtherOther +105%
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%

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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.8%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.