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By on August 20, 2017 in Vegetable Pantry

Jicama is also referred to as a Mexican potato, but this potato is very good eaten raw. See more about it below.

Jicama

Jicama

About Jicama:

Jicama or Yambean is also known as a Mexican potato. The one in this photo has been waxed to preserve freshness in the market, which is the reason for its shiny appearance. Jicama is a crunchy, sweet, juicy tuber that is great to eat raw; just peel it and cut in strips or cut into salads or eat them with dips. The label says that it is often paired with chili powder, lemon, lime, oranges, ginger or even soy sauce. See the nutritional chart (below) for more information.

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Yambean (jicama), raw

Food Group: Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Scientific Name:  Pachyrhizus spp.
Carbohydrate Factor: 4.03   Fat Factor:8.37   Protein Factor: 2.78   Nitrogen to Protein Conversion Factor:6.25
Refuse: 8%   Refuse Description:   Ends and skin

Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion

Nutrient Unit
Value per 100 g		 # of Data Points Std. Error
cup slices
120g
cup
130g
large
1,200g
medium
659g
slice
6g
small
365g

Proximates
Water g 90.07 3 0.819 108.08 117.09 1080.84 593.56 5.40 328.76
Energy kcal 38 — — 46 49 456 250 2 139
Energy kJ 159 — — 191 207 1908 1048 10 580
Protein g 0.72 2 — 0.86 0.94 8.64 4.74 0.04 2.63
Total lipid (fat) g 0.09 2 — 0.11 0.12 1.08 0.59 0.01 0.33
Ash g 0.30 2 — 0.36 0.39 3.60 1.98 0.02 1.10
Carbohydrate, by difference g 8.82 — — 10.58 11.47 105.84 58.12 0.53 32.19
Fiber, total dietary g 4.9 — — 5.9 6.4 58.8 32.3 0.3 17.9
Sugars, total g 1.80 — — 2.16 2.34 21.60 11.86 0.11 6.57

Jicama Minerals
Calcium, Ca mg 12 2 — 14 16 144 79 1 44
Iron, Fe mg 0.60 1 — 0.72 0.78 7.20 3.95 0.04 2.19
Magnesium, Mg mg 12 3 2.117 14 16 144 79 1 44
Phosphorus, P mg 18 2 — 22 23 216 119 1 66
Potassium, K mg 150 3 13.229 180 195 1800 988 9 548
Sodium, Na mg 4 3 1.719 5 5 48 26 0 15
Zinc, Zn mg 0.16 2 — 0.19 0.21 1.92 1.05 0.01 0.58
Copper, Cu mg 0.048 2 — 0.058 0.062 0.576 0.316 0.003 0.175
Manganese, Mn mg 0.060 2 — 0.072 0.078 0.720 0.395 0.004 0.219
Selenium, Se µg 0.7 — — 0.8 0.9 8.4 4.6 0.0 2.6

Jicama Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 20.2 2 — 24.2 26.3 242.4 133.1 1.2 73.7
Thiamin mg 0.020 2 — 0.024 0.026 0.240 0.132 0.001 0.073
Riboflavin mg 0.029 2 — 0.035 0.038 0.348 0.191 0.002 0.106
Niacin mg 0.200 2 — 0.240 0.260 2.400 1.318 0.012 0.730
Pantothenic acid mg 0.135 2 — 0.162 0.176 1.620 0.890 0.008 0.493
Vitamin B-6 mg 0.042 3 0.003 0.050 0.055 0.504 0.277 0.003 0.153
Folate, total µg 12 2 — 14 16 144 79 1 44
Folic acid µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Folate, food µg 12 2 — 14 16 144 79 1 44
Folate, DFE µg 12 — — 14 16 144 79 1 44
Choline, total mg 13.6 — — 16.3 17.7 163.2 89.6 0.8 49.6
Vitamin B-12 µg 0.00 — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin B-12, added µg 0.00 — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin A, RAE µg 1 — — 1 1 12 7 0 4
Retinol µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carotene, beta µg 13 — — 16 17 156 86 1 47
Carotene, alpha µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cryptoxanthin, beta µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vitamin A, IU IU 21 — — 25 27 252 138 1 77
Lycopene µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lutein + zeaxanthin µg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) mg 0.46 — — 0.55 0.60 5.52 3.03 0.03 1.68
Vitamin E, added mg 0.00 — — 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) µg 0.0 — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vitamin D IU 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) µg 0.3 — — 0.4 0.4 3.6 2.0 0.0 1.1

Jicama Lipids Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated g 0.021 — — 0.025 0.027 0.252 0.138 0.001 0.077
4:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
6:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
8:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
10:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
12:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
14:0 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
16:0 g 0.018 — — 0.022 0.023 0.216 0.119 0.001 0.066
18:0 g 0.002 — — 0.002 0.003 0.024 0.013 0.000 0.007
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 0.005 — — 0.006 0.007 0.060 0.033 0.000 0.018
16:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
18:1 undifferentiated g 0.005 — — 0.006 0.007 0.060 0.033 0.000 0.018
20:1 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:1 undifferentiated g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.043 — — 0.052 0.056 0.516 0.283 0.003 0.157
18:2 undifferentiated g 0.029 — — 0.035 0.038 0.348 0.191 0.002 0.106
18:3 undifferentiated g 0.014 — — 0.017 0.018 0.168 0.092 0.001 0.051
18:4 g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:4 undifferentiated g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
20:5 n-3 (EPA) g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:5 n-3 (DPA) g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
22:6 n-3 (DHA) g 0.000 — — 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Cholesterol mg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

jicama Amino Acids Amino Acids
Threonine g 0.018 — — 0.022 0.023 0.216 0.119 0.001 0.066
Isoleucine g 0.016 — — 0.019 0.021 0.192 0.105 0.001 0.058
Leucine g 0.025 — — 0.030 0.032 0.300 0.165 0.002 0.091
Lysine g 0.026 — — 0.031 0.034 0.312 0.171 0.002 0.095
Methionine g 0.007 — — 0.008 0.009 0.084 0.046 0.000 0.026
Cystine g 0.006 — — 0.007 0.008 0.072 0.040 0.000 0.022
Phenylalanine g 0.017 — — 0.020 0.022 0.204 0.112 0.001 0.062
Tyrosine g 0.012 — — 0.014 0.016 0.144 0.079 0.001 0.044
Valine g 0.022 — — 0.026 0.029 0.264 0.145 0.001 0.080
Arginine g 0.037 — — 0.044 0.048 0.444 0.244 0.002 0.135
Histidine g 0.019 — — 0.023 0.025 0.228 0.125 0.001 0.069
Alanine g 0.020 — — 0.024 0.026 0.240 0.132 0.001 0.073
Aspartic acid g 0.200 — — 0.240 0.260 2.400 1.318 0.012 0.730
Glutamic acid g 0.043 — — 0.052 0.056 0.516 0.283 0.003 0.157
Glycine g 0.016 — — 0.019 0.021 0.192 0.105 0.001 0.058
Proline g 0.025 — — 0.030 0.032 0.300 0.165 0.002 0.091
Serine g 0.025 — — 0.030 0.032 0.300 0.165 0.002 0.091
Other
Alcohol, ethyl g 0.0 — — 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Caffeine mg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theobromine mg 0 — — 0 0 0 0 0 0

LanguaL Code(s)

  • A0152 VEGETABLE OR VEGETABLE PRODUCT (US CFR)
  • A1281 1100 VEGETABLES AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS (USDA SR)
  • B1738 JICAMA
  • C0240 ROOT, TUBER OR BULB, WITHOUT PEEL
  • E0150 WHOLE, NATURAL SHAPE
  • F0003 NOT HEAT-TREATED
  • G0003 COOKING METHOD NOT APPLICABLE
  • H0003 NO TREATMENT APPLIED
  • J0001 PRESERVATION METHOD NOT KNOWN
  • K0003 NO PACKING MEDIUM USED
  • M0001 CONTAINER OR WRAPPING NOT KNOWN
  • N0001 FOOD CONTACT SURFACE NOT KNOWN
  • P0024 HUMAN FOOD, NO AGE SPECIFICATION
National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Release 26   Software v.1.4
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