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Yam vs. Yautia — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between yam and yautia

  • Yam has more fiber, manganese, and vitamin C, while yautia has more copper and iron.
  • Yautia covers your daily need for copper, 12% more than yam.
  • Yam contains 3 times more fiber than yautia. While yam contains 3.9g of fiber, yautia contains only 1.5g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt and Yautia (tannier), raw.

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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
4
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%
Yautia
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 2.7% 53% 37% 86% 14% 22% 2.7% 24% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -61.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +99.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +88.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
~equal in Phosphorus ~51mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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%
Yautia
2
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 17% 0% 0% 0% 24% 9.2% 13% 13% 55% 0% 0% 13% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +132.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.237mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~17µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yam Yautia DV% diff.
Copper 0.152mg 0.257mg 12%
Fiber 3.9g 1.5g 10%
Vitamin C 12.1mg 5.2mg 8%
Manganese 0.371mg 0.186mg 8%
Iron 0.52mg 0.98mg 6%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.5mg 3%
Choline 16.2mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.311mg 0.209mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.34mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.3µg 2%
Potassium 670mg 598mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 24mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 21mg 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Carbs 27.48g 23.63g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.552mg 0.667mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.228mg 0.237mg 1%
Calories 116kcal 98kcal 1%
Protein 1.49g 1.46g 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.4g 0%
Net carbs 23.58g 22.13g N/A
Sugar 0.49g N/A
Phosphorus 49mg 51mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.097mg 0%
Folate 16µg 17µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.082g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 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
2
27% 70%
Protein: 1.49 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 27.48 g
Water: 70.13 g
Other: 0.76 g
Yautia
3
24% 73%
Protein: 1.46 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 23.63 g
Water: 73.06 g
Other: 1.45 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.3%
Contains more FatsFats +185.7%
Contains more OtherOther +90.8%
~equal in Protein ~1.46g
~equal in Water ~73.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Yam
Yam
3
31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
Yautia
0
100%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.082 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +∞%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +∞%

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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. Yautia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169401/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.