Calories in Jicama
Also known as the Mexican potato or Mexican turnip, calories in jicama are the same as the yam bean. Eaten in Central America for centuries, calories in jicama should be taken in consideration when engaging in a diet as it is now popular in the US. In California it is commonly added raw to salad. In Mexico the flesh is marinated with lime and served topped with chilli powder.
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Calories in Jicama
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Food Energy (Calories) (kcal/100g) |
38 |
Additional nutritional information
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Nutritional information
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Water (g/100g) |
90.07 |
Protein (g/100g) |
0.72 |
Total Lipid (fat) (g/100g) |
0.09 |
Ash (g/100g) |
0.3 |
Carbohydrate (g/100g) |
8.82 |
Total Dietary Fibre (g/100g) |
4.9 |
Total Sugars (g/100g) |
1.8 |
Calcium (mg/100g) |
12 |
Iron (mg/100g) |
0.6 |
Magnesium (mg/100g) |
12 |
Phosphorus (mg/100g) |
18 |
Potassium (mg/100g) |
150 |
Sodium (mg/100g) |
4 |
Zinc (mg/100g) |
0.16 |
Copper(mg/100g) |
0.048 |
Manganese (mg/100g) |
0.006 |
Selenium (µ/100g) |
0.7 |
Vitamin C (mg/100g) |
20.2 |
Thiamin (mg/100g) |
0.02 |
Riboflavin (mg/100g) |
0.029 |
Niacin (mg/100g) |
0.2 |
Pantothenic Acid (mg/100g) |
0.135 |
Vitamin B-6 (mg/100g) |
0.042 |
Folate (µg/100g) |
12 |
Folic Acid (µg/100g) |
0 |
Food Folate (µg/100g) |
12 |
Folate (Dietary Folate Equivalents/100g) |
12 |
Vitamin B-12 (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin A (µg/100g) |
21 |
Vitamin A (IU/100g) |
1 |
Retinol (µg/100g) |
0 |
Vitamin E (µg/100g) |
0.46 |
Vitamin K (µg/100g) |
0.3 |
Alpha-carotene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Beta-carotene (µg/100g) |
13 |
Beta-crytoxanthin (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lycopene (µg/100g) |
0 |
Lutein & Zeazanthin (µg/100g) |
0 |
Saturated Fatty Acid (g/100g) |
0.021 |
Monosaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.005 |
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (g/100g) |
0.043 |
All data originally from the United States Department of Agriculture |
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