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Pimiento vs. Yam — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pimiento and yam

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron; however, yam has more potassium, copper, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for pimiento is 75% higher.
  • Yam has 19 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento has 2655 IU of vitamin A, while yam has 138 IU.

Food types used in this article are Pimento, canned and Yam, 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Yam
Yam
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 72% 20% 59% 6.5% 24% 1.2% 52% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +211.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +416.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +263.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +26.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +331.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 283% 0% 44% 14% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5%
Yam
Yam
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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 57% 0% 2.3% 7% 28% 7.4% 10% 19% 68% 0% 5.8% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +396.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +97.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +260.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +558.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3040%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +36.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +283.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Yam DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 17.1mg 75%
Potassium 158mg 816mg 19%
Iron 1.68mg 0.54mg 14%
Copper 0.049mg 0.178mg 14%
Vitamin A 133µg 7µg 14%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.397mg 13%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Carbs 5.1g 27.88g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.112mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.314mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.293mg 6%
Calories 23kcal 118kcal 5%
Phosphorus 17mg 55mg 5%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 2.3µg 5%
Magnesium 6mg 21mg 4%
Folate 6µg 23µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.35mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.032mg 2%
Choline 6.3mg 16.5mg 2%
Protein 1.1g 1.53g 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.076g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.8g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 209kcal 771kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 85g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.17g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 23.78g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.5g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.24mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 9mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.552mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.059mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.062mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Yam
Yam
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28% 70%
Protein: 1.53 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 27.88 g
Water: 69.6 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +76.5%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.7%
Contains more OtherOther +105%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Yam
Yam
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31% 5% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.8%

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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/nutrients
  2. Yam - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170071/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.