Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Yam
  5. Compare
  6. Yam vs. Potato chips

Yam vs. Potato chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Important differences between yam and potato chips

  • Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin K, phosphorus, vitamin C, copper, iron, and potassium than yam.
  • Potato chips' daily need coverage for vitamin E is 58% more.
  • Yam contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yam, raw and Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted.

Infographic

Yam vs Potato chips infographic
Infographic link

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
0
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 48% 7.2% 113% 61% 102% 30% 71% 1% 57% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +219%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.3%
Contains more IronIron +201.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +71.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +354.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +10.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1057.1%

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
1
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 104% 0% 182% 0% 42% 45% 72% 24% 152% 0% 55% 34% 20%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +81.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2502.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +515.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +593.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +860.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +127.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Potato chips DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 12.17g 81%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 9.11mg 58%
Fats 0.17g 34.6g 53%
Saturated fat 0.037g 10.96g 50%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.66mg 28%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 9.84g 25%
Histidine 0.034mg 153mg 22%
Calories 118kcal 536kcal 21%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 3.827mg 20%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 22.1µg 17%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 31.1mg 16%
Phosphorus 55mg 165mg 16%
Potassium 816mg 1275mg 14%
Copper 0.178mg 0.306mg 14%
Iron 0.54mg 1.63mg 14%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.1µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.197mg 13%
Protein 1.53g 7g 11%
Magnesium 21mg 67mg 11%
Carbs 27.88g 52.9g 8%
Zinc 0.24mg 1.09mg 8%
Folate 23µg 45µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.167mg 5%
Choline 16.5mg 37.5mg 4%
Fiber 4.1g 4.8g 3%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.44mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.402mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 23.78g 48.1g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 0.22g N/A
Sodium 9mg 8mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0.253mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.052mg 0.283mg 0%
Leucine 0.096mg 0.419mg 0%
Lysine 0.059mg 0.424mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.11mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.071mg 0.31mg 0%
Valine 0.062mg 0.392mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
1
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
7% 35% 53% 2% 4%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 34.6 g
Carbs: 52.9 g
Water: 1.9 g
Other: 3.6 g
Contains more WaterWater +3563.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +357.5%
Contains more FatsFats +20252.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +339%

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
33% 30% 37%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.96 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 12.17 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15913.2%

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. Potato chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170649/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.