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Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and sweet potato

  • Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt is higher in vitamin C, yet sweet potato is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin A needs 283% more than yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt.
  • Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 6 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. While yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt contains 14.1mg of vitamin C, sweet potato contains only 2.4mg.
  • The amount of sodium in sweet potato is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 12% 21% 15% 4.1% 6.9% 32% 7.4% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +149.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +228.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +193.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +352.6%
~equal in Iron ~0.61mg

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.
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 47% 0% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6% 0%
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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +487.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +358.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +193.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +561.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +422.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +37.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin A 709µg 79%
Vitamin B5 0.121mg 0.8mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.209mg 13%
Vitamin C 14.1mg 2.4mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Copper 0.046mg 0.151mg 12%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.258mg 9%
Sodium 242mg 55mg 8%
Potassium 135mg 337mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.078mg 5%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Carbs 8.23g 20.12g 4%
Phosphorus 16mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.061mg 3%
Calories 36kcal 86kcal 3%
Magnesium 11mg 25mg 3%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.557mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Protein 0.72g 1.57g 2%
Folate 8µg 11µg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Iron 0.57mg 0.61mg 1%
Fats 0.09g 0.05g 0%
Net carbs 8.23g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.018g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.001g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.016mg 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.026mg 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 90%
Protein: 0.72 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 8.23 g
Water: 90.07 g
Other: 0.89 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more FatsFats +80%
Contains more WaterWater +16.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +118.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +144.5%
Contains more OtherOther +10.1%

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. Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169358/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.