Yam vs Tapioca: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Yam has 118 kcal and Tapioca has 130 kcal, so Yam has 9% fewer calories.

Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 0 g). Tapioca has more fat (3.88 g vs 0.17 g). Yam has more carbohydrates (27.9 g vs 21.7 g).

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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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

% Daily Value

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.
Tapioca
Serving size:
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tablespoon (12g)glass (195g)cup (152g)half cup (76g)
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Amount Per Serving:
Calories

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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 Tapioca 100g Compare


per 100gYamTapioca
Calories118 130
Carbohydrates27.88 g21.69 g
Fat0.17 g3.88 g
Protein1.53 g1.95 g
Water69.6 g71.84 g
Calcium17 mg71 mg
Iron0.54 mg0.11 mg
Magnessium21 mg6 mg
Potassium816 mg92 mg
Sodium9 mg145 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.112 mg0.024 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.032 mg0.097 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.552 mg0.065 mg
Vitaminium B60.293 mg0.024 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.023 µg0.003 µg
Vitaminium C17.1 mg0.3 mg
Vitaminium E0.35 mg0.15 mg

Less Calories in Yam

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

Yam has 118 kcal per 100g and tapioca 130 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 10%.

In yam and in tapioca most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yam with tapioca in details.

Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

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

Tapioca 100g

130kcal

Calories source

  • 67% CARBS
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 27% 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.