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)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz

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.

Yam vs Tapioca 100g Compare


per 100g Yam Tapioca
Calories 118 130
Carbohydrates 27.88 g 21.69 g
Fat 0.17 g 3.88 g
Protein 1.53 g 1.95 g
Water 69.6 g 71.84 g
Calcium 17 mg 71 mg
Iron 0.54 mg 0.11 mg
Magnessium 21 mg 6 mg
Potassium 816 mg 92 mg
Sodium 9 mg 145 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.112 mg 0.024 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.032 mg 0.097 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.552 mg 0.065 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.293 mg 0.024 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.023 µg 0.003 µg
Vitaminium C 17.1 mg 0.3 mg
Vitaminium E 0.35 mg 0.15 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.