Yam vs Bread: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Yam has 118 kcal and Bread has 266 kcal, so Yam has 56% fewer calories.

Bread has more protein (8.85 g vs 1.53 g). Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 2.7 g). Bread has more fat (3.33 g vs 0.17 g). Relative to calories, Bread is the better protein source (3.33 g vs 1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Yam - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Yam - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Yam
Serving size:
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one yam (240g)cup, cubes (150g)
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Iron 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.
Bread
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one bread (450g)slice (35g)
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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 vs Bread 100g Compare


per 100gYamBread
Calories118 266
Carbohydrates27.88 g49.42 g
Fat0.17 g3.33 g
Saturated fat0.04 g0.82 g
Dietary fiber4.1 g2.7 g
Protein1.53 g8.85 g
Water69.6 g36.42 g
Calcium17 mg144 mg
Iron0.54 mg3.61 mg
Magnessium21 mg23 mg
Potassium816 mg126 mg
Sodium9 mg490 mg
Vitaminium A138 IU1 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.112 mg0.533 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.243 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.552 mg4.78 mg
Vitaminium B60.293 mg0.087 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.023 µg0.171 µg
Vitaminium E0.35 mg0.22 mg

Less Calories in Yam

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

Yam has 118 kcal per 100g and bread 266 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 125%.

In yam and in bread most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yam with bread in details.

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

  • 94% CARBS.
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT

Bread 100g

266kcal

Calories source

  • 75% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 11% 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.