Which has more calories, Yam or Red potato?

Yam has more calories than Red potato: 118 kcal vs 70 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Yam or Red potato?

Red potato has more protein than Yam: 1.89 g vs 1.53 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Yam or Red potato?

Yam has more fat than Red potato: 0.17 g vs 0.14 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Yam or Red potato?

Yam has more carbohydrates than Red potato: 27.9 g vs 15.9 g per 100 g.

Yam vs Red potato: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Yam has 118 kcal and Red potato has 70 kcal, so Red potato has 41% fewer calories.

Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 1.7 g). Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 15.9 g). Relative to calories, Red potato is the better protein source (2.7 g vs 1.3 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Nutrition Facts

Yam

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

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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.

Red Potato

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one red potato (230g)slice (35g)cup (135g)half cup (67.5g)

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Yam vs Red Potato 100g Compare

per 100g	Yam	Red potato
Calories	118	70
Carbohydrates	27.88 g	15.9 g
Fat	0.17 g	0.14 g
Dietary fiber	4.1 g	1.7 g
Protein	1.53 g	1.89 g
Water	69.6 g	80.96 g
Calcium	17 mg	10 mg
Iron	0.54 mg	0.73 mg
Magnessium	21 mg	22 mg
Potassium	816 mg	455 mg
Sodium	9 mg	18 mg
Vitaminium A	138 IU	7 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.112 mg	0.081 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.032 mg	0.031 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.552 mg	1.149 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.293 mg	0.17 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.023 µg	0.018 µg
Vitaminium C	17.1 mg	8.6 mg
Vitaminium E	0.35 mg	0.01 mg
Vitaminium K	0.002 µg	0.003 µg

More Calories in Yam

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

Yam has 118 kcal per 100g and red potato 70 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 69%.

In yam and in red potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yam with red potato in details.

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Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS.
5% PROTEIN
1% FAT

Yam calories per:
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Red potato 100g

70kcal

Calories source

88% CARBS
10% PROTEIN
2% 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.