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Yam vs. Pineapple juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between yam and pineapple juice

  • Yam has more potassium, fiber, vitamin B6, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B5; however, pineapple juice is richer in vitamin C.
  • Pineapple juice covers your daily vitamin C needs 30% more than yam.
  • Pineapple juice has 21 times less fiber than yam. Yam has 4.1g of fiber, while pineapple juice has 0.2g.
  • Yam contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Yam, raw and Pineapple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, with added ascorbic acid.

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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
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 8.6% 3.9% 11% 12% 23% 3% 3.4% 0.26% 66% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +527.7%
Contains more IronIron +74.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +158%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +587.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +27%

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
10
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 146% 0% 0.4% 0% 15% 4.8% 3.7% 3.4% 23% 0% 0.75% 14% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +93.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +177.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +460.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +193%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +666.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +27.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +156.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Pineapple juice DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17.1mg 43.8mg 30%
Potassium 816mg 130mg 20%
Fiber 4.1g 0.2g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.1mg 15%
Copper 0.178mg 0.069mg 12%
Phosphorus 55mg 8mg 7%
Fructose 3.81g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.056mg 5%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.504mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.058mg 5%
Carbs 27.88g 12.87g 5%
Calories 118kcal 53kcal 3%
Iron 0.54mg 0.31mg 3%
Choline 16.5mg 3.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.199mg 2%
Protein 1.53g 0.36g 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.02mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.021mg 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.11mg 1%
Folate 23µg 18µg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 12.67g N/A
Calcium 17mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 0.5g 9.98g N/A
Sodium 9mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.008g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.042g 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
13% 86%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 12.87 g
Water: 86.37 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +325%
Contains more FatsFats +41.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.6%
Contains more OtherOther +192.9%
Contains more WaterWater +24.1%

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
13% 22% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.008 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +81%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.3%

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. Pineapple juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168187/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.