Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Potatoes, yams, and jicama oh my!

So I decided to see what the nutritional break down of these were... since they are somewhat interchangeable. It's fun to see!!

100g Raw Jicama (Yambean, or Mexican potato)

38 cal
1% calcium
1g protein
3% iron
4mg sodium
33% daily value vit C
9g carb
5g dietary fibre









100 g Raw Russet Potatoes

79 cal
5mg sodium
18g carbs
1g dietary fibre
2g protein
32% Vit C
4% Iron
1% calcium








100g Raw Yams

118 cal
9mg sodium
28g carbs
4g dietary fibre
2g protein
2% vit A
3%Iron
28%vit C
1% Calcium

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