Cassava vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between cassava and jerusalem artichoke

Cassava has more vitamin C, manganese, and carbs; however, jerusalem artichoke is richer in iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Jerusalem artichoke covers your daily iron needs 39% more than cassava.
Jerusalem artichoke has 6 times less manganese than cassava. Cassava has 0.384mg of manganese, while jerusalem artichoke has 0.06mg.
Cassava contains less sugar.
Cassava has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of cassava is 94, while the glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cassava, raw and Jerusalem-artichokes, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cassava

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+540%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+58.3%
Contains more IronIron	+1159.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+188.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-71.4%

~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Cassava

Jerusalem artichoke

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+415%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1800%
Contains more FolateFolate	+107.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+129.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+271%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.19mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	0.27mg	3.4mg	39%
Vitamin C	20.6mg	4mg	18%
Manganese	0.384mg	0.06mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.087mg	0.2mg	9%
Carbs	38.06g	17.44g	7%
Phosphorus	27mg	78mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.107mg	0.397mg	6%
Potassium	271mg	429mg	5%
Calories	160kcal	73kcal	4%
Copper	0.1mg	0.14mg	4%
Folate	27µg	13µg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.854mg	1.3mg	3%
Zinc	0.34mg	0.12mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.9µg	0.1µg	2%
Protein	1.36g	2g	1%
Magnesium	21mg	17mg	1%
Fiber	1.8g	1.6g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.048mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.088mg	0.077mg	1%
Choline	23.7mg	30mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.85g	2.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1176kcal	365kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	63g	137g	N/A
Fats	0.28g	0.01g	0%
Net carbs	36.26g	15.84g	N/A
Calcium	16mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	1.7g	9.6g	N/A
Sodium	14mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.19mg	0%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.7µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.074g	0g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.075g	0.004g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.048g	0.001g	0%
Tryptophan	0.019mg		0%
Threonine	0.028mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.027mg		0%
Leucine	0.039mg		0%
Lysine	0.044mg		0%
Methionine	0.011mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.026mg		0%
Valine	0.035mg		0%
Histidine	0.02mg		0%