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Yam vs. Rambutan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yam and rambutan

  • Yam has more potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C, fiber, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5 than rambutan.
  • Yam's daily need coverage for potassium is 23% more.
  • Yam contains 17 times more vitamin B5 than rambutan. Yam contains 0.314mg of vitamin B5, while rambutan contains 0.018mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yam, raw and Rambutan, canned, syrup pack.

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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 5% 6.6% 3.7% 13% 22% 2.2% 3.9% 1.4% 45% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1842.9%
Contains more IronIron +54.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +169.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +511.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.4%

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 16% 0% 0% 0% 3.3% 5.1% 25% 1.1% 4.6% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +249%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +761.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1644.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1365%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +187.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +144.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Rambutan DV% diff.
Potassium 816mg 42mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.02mg 21%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 4.9mg 14%
Fiber 4.1g 0.9g 13%
Copper 0.178mg 0.066mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.013mg 8%
Phosphorus 55mg 9mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.018mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 1.352mg 5%
Folate 23µg 8µg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 7mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Protein 1.53g 0.65g 2%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.343mg 2%
Calories 118kcal 82kcal 2%
Carbs 27.88g 20.87g 2%
Iron 0.54mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.08mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.022mg 1%
Calcium 17mg 22mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.21g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 0.5g N/A
Sodium 9mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 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
3
28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
21% 78%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 20.87 g
Water: 78.04 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +135.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.6%
Contains more OtherOther +256.5%
Contains more FatsFats +23.5%
Contains more WaterWater +12.1%

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. Rambutan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168167/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.