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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 the 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 B5, vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, and vitamin B1.
  • Sweet potato covers your daily vitamin B5 needs 14% 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

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.
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

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.
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 47% 0% 0% 0% 4.3% 6.5% 3.6% 7.3% 9.2% 0% 0% 6%
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 8% 0% 236% 5.2% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +487.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
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 Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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 C 14.1mg 2.4mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.209mg 13%
Fiber 3g 12%
Copper 0.046mg 0.151mg 12%
Manganese 0.057mg 0.258mg 9%
Sodium 242mg 55mg 8%
Potassium 135mg 337mg 6%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.078mg 5%
Carbs 8.23g 20.12g 4%
Phosphorus 16mg 47mg 4%
Calories 36kcal 86kcal 3%
Magnesium 11mg 25mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.061mg 3%
Protein 0.72g 1.57g 2%
Calcium 11mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.19mg 0.557mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Iron 0.57mg 0.61mg 1%
Zinc 0.15mg 0.3mg 1%
Folate 8µg 11µg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 500kcal 548kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 116g N/A
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%

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.