Which has more calories, Yam or Yuca?

Yuca has more calories than Yam: 160 kcal vs 118 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Yam or Yuca?

Yam has more protein than Yuca: 1.53 g vs 1.36 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Yam or Yuca?

Yuca has more fat than Yam: 0.28 g vs 0.17 g per 100 g.

Which has more carbohydrates, Yam or Yuca?

Yuca has more carbohydrates than Yam: 38.1 g vs 27.9 g per 100 g.

Yam vs Yuca: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Yam has 118 kcal and Yuca has 160 kcal, so Yam has 26% fewer calories.

Yam has more fiber (4.1 g vs 1.8 g). Yuca has more carbohydrates (38.1 g vs 27.9 g).

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.

Yuca

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standard serving size (85g)cup (127g)half cup (63.5g)

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Yam vs Yuca 100g Compare

per 100g	Yam	Yuca
Calories	118	160
Carbohydrates	27.88 g	38.06 g
Fat	0.17 g	0.28 g
Saturated fat	0.04 g	0.07 g
Dietary fiber	4.1 g	1.8 g
Protein	1.53 g	1.36 g
Water	69.6 g	59.68 g
Calcium	17 mg	16 mg
Iron	0.54 mg	0.27 mg
Magnessium	21 mg	21 mg
Potassium	816 mg	271 mg
Sodium	9 mg	14 mg
Vitaminium A	138 IU	13 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.112 mg	0.087 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.032 mg	0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	0.552 mg	0.854 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.293 mg	0.088 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.023 µg	0.027 µg
Vitaminium C	17.1 mg	20.6 mg
Vitaminium E	0.35 mg	0.19 mg
Vitaminium K	0.002 µg	0.002 µg

Less Calories in Yam

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

Yam has 118 kcal per 100g and yuca 160 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 36%.

In yam and in yuca most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare yam with yuca in details.

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Yam 100g

118kcal

Calories source

94% CARBS.
5% PROTEIN
1% FAT

Yam calories per:
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Yuca 100g

160kcal

Calories source

95% CARBS
3% PROTEIN
2% FAT

Yuca calories per:
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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.