Which has more calories, Asparagus or Yam?

Yam has more calories than Asparagus: 118 kcal vs 20 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Asparagus or Yam?

Asparagus has more protein than Yam: 2.2 g vs 1.53 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Asparagus or Yam?

Yam has more fat than Asparagus: 0.17 g vs 0.12 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Asparagus or Yam?

Yam has more carbohydrates than Asparagus: 27.9 g vs 3.38 g per 100 g.

Asparagus vs Yam: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Asparagus has 20 kcal and Yam has 118 kcal, so Asparagus has 83% fewer calories.

Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 2.1 g). Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 3.38 g). Relative to calories, Asparagus is the better protein source (11 g vs 1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Asparagus - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Asparagus

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one asparagus (40g)handful (450g)bunch (500g)cup (175g)half cup (87.5g)

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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Yam

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one yam (240g)cup, cubes (150g)

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Asparagus vs Yam 100g Compare

per 100g	Asparagus	Yam
Calories	20	118
Carbohydrates	3.38 g	27.88 g
Fat	0.12 g	0.17 g
Dietary fiber	2.1 g	4.1 g
Protein	2.2 g	1.53 g
Calcium	24 mg	17 mg
Iron	1.14 mg	0.54 mg
Magnessium	14 mg	21 mg
Potassium	202 mg	816 mg
Sodium	2 mg	9 mg
Vitaminium A	756 IU	138 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.143 mg	0.112 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.141 mg	0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.978 mg	0.552 mg
Vitaminium B5	0.274 mg	0.314 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.091 mg	0.293 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	52 µg	0.023 µg
Vitaminium C	5.6 mg	17.1 mg
Vitaminium E	1.13 mg	0.35 mg
Vitaminium K	41.6 µg	0.002 µg
Beta karoten	9 µg	83 µg

Less Calories in Asparagus

At first glance, you can see that in asparagus is much less calories than in yam.

Asparagus has 20 kcal per 100g and yam 118 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 490%.

In asparagus and in yam most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare asparagus with yam in details.

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Asparagus 100g

20kcal

Calories source

58% CARBS.
38% PROTEIN
5% FAT

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS
5% PROTEIN
1% FAT

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.