Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Boiled CarrotsVS Yam
Weight per 500 calories
Boiled Carrots
1429g
Yam
424g
Raw Yam has 3.4 times more energy per unit of mass than Boiled and Drained Carrots, which is average in comparison to other foods. Boiled Carrots having low energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Boiled Carrots or Yam?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Boiled Carrots or Yam?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Boiled Carrots vs Yam:
500 calories of Boiled Carrots have 410.4 times more Vitamin A, 2 times more Vitamin B1, 4.6 times more Vitamin B2, 3.9 times more Vitamin B3, 2.5 times more Vitamin B5, 1.8 times more Vitamin B6, 2.1 times more Vitamin B9, 9.9 times more Vitamin E and 20.1 times more Vitamin K than Yam.
While 500 kcal of Raw Yam contain 1.4 times more Vitamin C than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
500 calories of Yam have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
Both Boiled and Drained Carrots as well as Raw Yam have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Boiled Carrots vs Yam:
500 calories of Boiled Carrots have 5.9 times more Calcium, 2.1 times more Iron, 1.6 times more Magnesium, 1.3 times more Manganese, 1.8 times more Phosphorus, 3.4 times more Selenium, 21.7 times more Sodium, 2.8 times more Zinc and 4.4 times more Water than Yam.
While 500 kcal of Raw Yam contain 3.1 times more Copper than Boiled and Drained Carrots.
Both Boiled Carrots and Yam contain similar levels of Potassium per 500 calories.
500 calories of Yam lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Selenium and Zinc
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Boiled Carrots have 23.3 times more Sugars, 2.5 times more Fiber and 1.7 times more Protein than Yam.
Both Boiled Carrots and Yam offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
Both Boiled and Drained Carrots as well as Raw Yam provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 in 500 calories.