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Cassava vs. Chayote — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cassava and chayote

  • Cassava has more vitamin C, manganese, and vitamin B1; however, chayote is higher in folate.
  • Chayote covers your daily need for folate, 17% more than cassava.
  • Cassava has 3 times more vitamin B1 than chayote. While cassava has 0.087mg of vitamin B1, chayote has only 0.025mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cassava, raw and Chayote, fruit, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +116.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more IronIron +25.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +23%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.7%
~equal in Calcium ~17mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 69% 0% 0.33% 3.8% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 26% 0% 0% 2.4% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +167.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +248%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +132.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +115.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +244.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cassava Chayote DV% diff.
Folate 27µg 93µg 17%
Vitamin C 20.6mg 7.7mg 14%
Carbs 38.06g 4.51g 11%
Manganese 0.384mg 0.189mg 8%
Calories 160kcal 19kcal 7%
Vitamin B1 0.087mg 0.025mg 5%
Potassium 271mg 125mg 4%
Zinc 0.34mg 0.74mg 4%
Copper 0.1mg 0.123mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.107mg 0.249mg 3%
Choline 23.7mg 9.2mg 3%
Magnesium 21mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.854mg 0.47mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 4.1µg 2%
Protein 1.36g 0.82g 1%
Iron 0.27mg 0.34mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 18mg 1%
Sodium 14mg 2mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.048mg 0.029mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.088mg 0.076mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.85g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 1176kcal 232kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 63g 526g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.13g 0%
Net carbs 36.26g 2.81g N/A
Calcium 16mg 17mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g 1.66g N/A
Fiber 1.8g 1.7g 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.12mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.074g 0.028g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.075g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.057g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.077mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0.047mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0.063mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.9%
Contains more FatsFats +115.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +743.9%
Contains more OtherOther +106.7%
Contains more WaterWater +57.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +18.8%

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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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/nutrients
  2. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.