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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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
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.
Bread
Serving size:
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one bread (450g)slice (35g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
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.

Yam vs Bread 100g Compare

per 100g Yam Bread
Calories 118 266
Carbohydrates 27.88 g 49.42 g
Fat 0.17 g 3.33 g
Saturated fat 0.04 g 0.82 g
Dietary fiber 4.1 g 2.7 g
Protein 1.53 g 8.85 g
Water 69.6 g 36.42 g
Calcium 17 mg 144 mg
Iron 0.54 mg 3.61 mg
Magnessium 21 mg 23 mg
Potassium 816 mg 126 mg
Sodium 9 mg 490 mg
Vitaminium A 138 IU 1 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.112 mg 0.533 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.032 mg 0.243 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.552 mg 4.78 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.293 mg 0.087 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.023 µg 0.171 µg
Vitaminium E 0.35 mg 0.22 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
Yam calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | cubes

Bread 100g

266kcal

Calories source

  • 75% CARBS
  • 13% PROTEIN
  • 11% FAT
Bread calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | slice

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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.