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Yam vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between yam and juice

  • Yam has more potassium, manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, and iron; however, juice is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6.
  • Juice's daily need coverage for vitamin B2 is 31% more.
  • Yam contains 53 times more manganese than juice. Yam contains 0.371mg of manganese, while juice contains 0.007mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt and Beverages, Orange juice drink.

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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 13% 4.2% 59% 20% 51% 5.5% 21% 1% 48% 3.8%
Juice
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1495.2%
Contains more IronIron +372.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +744.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%

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
6
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 40% 2% 6.8% 0% 24% 6.5% 10% 19% 53% 0% 5.8% 12% 8.8%
Juice
5
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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +418.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +300%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +24%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1435.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +805.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.43mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 5mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.38mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.228mg 0.5mg 21%
Potassium 670mg 42mg 18%
Manganese 0.371mg 0.007mg 16%
Fiber 3.9g 0.2g 15%
Copper 0.152mg 0.018mg 15%
Phosphorus 49mg 4mg 6%
Carbs 27.48g 13.41g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.311mg 0.06mg 5%
Iron 0.52mg 0.11mg 5%
Magnesium 18mg 3mg 4%
Choline 16.2mg 3%
Folate 16µg 4µg 3%
Protein 1.49g 0.2g 3%
Calories 116kcal 54kcal 3%
Vitamin C 12.1mg 15mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 0.02mg 2%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 0µg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 14mg 2mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0g 0%
Net carbs 23.58g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.49g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 8mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.052mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.05mg 0%
Leucine 0.094mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0%
Valine 0.06mg 0%
Histidine 0.033mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
4
27% 70%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 27.48 g
Water: 70.13 g
Other: 0.76 g
Juice
1
13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +645%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +104.9%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +22.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
1
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Juice
2
50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +500%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%

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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/170072/nutrients
  2. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.