Potato vs Yuca: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Potato has 77 kcal and Yuca has 160 kcal, so Potato has 52% fewer calories.

Yuca has more carbohydrates (38.1 g vs 17.5 g). Relative to calories, Potato is the better protein source (2.66 g vs 0.85 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Potato - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
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Calcium mg
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Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
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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.
Yuca
Serving size:
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standard serving size (85g)cup (127g)half cup (63.5g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

* 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.

Potato vs Yuca 100g Compare


per 100gPotatoYuca
Calories77 160
Carbohydrates17.49 g38.06 g
Fat0.09 g0.28 g
Saturated fat0.01 g0.07 g
Dietary fiber2.1 g1.8 g
Protein2.05 g1.36 g
Water79.25 g59.68 g
Calcium12 mg16 mg
Iron0.81 mg0.27 mg
Magnessium23 mg21 mg
Potassium425 mg271 mg
Sodium6 mg14 mg
Vitaminium A2 IU13 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.081 mg0.087 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.061 mg0.854 mg
Vitaminium B60.298 mg0.088 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.015 µg0.027 µg
Vitaminium C19.7 mg20.6 mg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg0.19 mg
Vitaminium K0.002 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Potato

At first glance, you can see that in potato is much less calories than in yuca.

Potato has 77 kcal per 100g and yuca 160 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 108%.

In potato and in yuca most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare potato with yuca in details.

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS.
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Yuca 100g

160kcal

Calories source

  • 95% CARBS
  • 3% PROTEIN
  • 2% FAT

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.