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Yam vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yam and garden rhubarb different?

  • Yam is richer in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, vitamin C, fiber, manganese, vitamin B1, and phosphorus, while garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K and calcium.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily need for vitamin K, 23% more than yam.
  • Yam contains 12 times more vitamin B6 than garden rhubarb. Yam contains 0.293mg of vitamin B6, while garden rhubarb contains 0.024mg.
  • Yam has a higher glycemic index (51) than garden rhubarb (13).

Yam, raw and Rhubarb, raw types were used in this article.

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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
7
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% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.3%
Contains more IronIron +145.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +747.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +292.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +102.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +405.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%

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
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 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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +113.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +40%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +460%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +84%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +269.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1120.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +228.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +170.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1173.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.3µg 29.3µg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.293mg 0.024mg 21%
Copper 0.178mg 0.021mg 17%
Potassium 816mg 288mg 16%
Vitamin C 17.1mg 8mg 10%
Manganese 0.397mg 0.196mg 9%
Fiber 4.1g 1.8g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.112mg 0.02mg 8%
Carbs 27.88g 4.54g 8%
Calcium 17mg 86mg 7%
Phosphorus 55mg 14mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.314mg 0.085mg 5%
Calories 118kcal 21kcal 5%
Folate 23µg 7µg 4%
Iron 0.54mg 0.22mg 4%
Choline 16.5mg 6.1mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.3mg 2%
Protein 1.53g 0.9g 1%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.35mg 0.27mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 23.78g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 0.5g 1.1g N/A
Sodium 9mg 4mg 0%
Vitamin A 7µg 5µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.032mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.039g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.076g 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +514.1%
Contains more FatsFats +17.6%
Contains more WaterWater +34.5%
~equal in Other ~0.75g

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
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.3%

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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.