Yam vs Burdock: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Yam has 118 kcal and Burdock has 72 kcal, so Burdock has 39% fewer calories.

Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 17.3 g). Relative to calories, Burdock is the better protein source (2.13 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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Total Carbohydrates g
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Dietary Fiber g
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Sugars g

Protein g
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Vitaminium C mg
0%

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.
Burdock
Serving size:
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one burdock (156g)cup, pieces (118g)
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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
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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 Burdock 100g Compare


per 100g Yam Burdock
Calories 118 72
Carbohydrates 27.88 g 17.34 g
Fat 0.17 g 0.15 g
Dietary fiber 4.1 g 3.3 g
Protein 1.53 g 1.53 g
Calcium 17 mg 41 mg
Iron 0.54 mg 0.8 mg
Magnessium 21 mg 38 mg
Potassium 816 mg 308 mg
Sodium 9 mg 5 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.112 mg 0.01 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.032 mg 0.3 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.552 mg 0.3 mg
Vitaminium B5 0.314 mg 0.321 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.293 mg 0.24 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.023 µg 23 µg
Vitaminium C 17.1 mg 3 mg
Vitaminium E 0.35 mg 0.38 mg
Vitaminium K 0.002 µg 1.6 µg

More Calories in Yam

At first glance, you can see that in yam is much more calories than in burdock.

Yam has 118 kcal per 100g and burdock 72 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 64%.

In yam and in burdock most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yam with burdock in details.

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

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

Burdock 100g

72kcal

Calories source

  • 90% CARBS
  • 8% 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.