Jerusalem artichoke vs. Jicama (yam bean) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between jerusalem artichoke and jicama (yam bean)

Jerusalem artichoke has more iron, vitamin B1, copper, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5; however, jicama (yam bean) is richer in vitamin C.
Jerusalem artichoke covers your daily iron needs 35% more than jicama (yam bean).
Jicama (yam bean) has 12 times less vitamin B1 than jerusalem artichoke. Jerusalem artichoke has 0.2mg of vitamin B1, while jicama (yam bean) has 0.017mg.
Jerusalem artichoke has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of jerusalem artichoke is 32, while the glycemic index of jicama (yam bean) is 17.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Yambean (jicama), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Jicama (yam bean)

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217.8%
Contains more IronIron	+496.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+387.5%

Contains more ZincZinc

+25%

~equal in Sodium ~4mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.057mg

~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.

Jerusalem artichoke

Jicama (yam bean)

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1076.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+584.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+228.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+92.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+62.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+252.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	3.4mg	0.57mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.017mg	15%
Vitamin C	4mg	14.1mg	11%
Copper	0.14mg	0.046mg	10%
Potassium	429mg	135mg	9%
Phosphorus	78mg	16mg	9%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	0.19mg	7%
Fiber	1.6g		6%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.121mg	6%
Choline	30mg		5%
Protein	2g	0.72g	3%
Carbs	17.44g	8.82g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.077mg	0.04mg	3%
Calories	73kcal	38kcal	2%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.028mg	2%
Magnesium	17mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Folate	13µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.7g	1.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	365kcal	528kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	137g	263g	N/A
Fats	0.01g	0.09g	0%
Net carbs	15.84g	8.82g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Sugar	9.6g		N/A
Zinc	0.12mg	0.15mg	0%
Sodium	4mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.057mg	0%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.7µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg		0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.004g		0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.001g		0%
Threonine		0.018mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.016mg	0%
Leucine		0.025mg	0%
Lysine		0.026mg	0%
Methionine		0.007mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.017mg	0%
Valine		0.022mg	0%
Histidine		0.019mg	0%