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Jicama calories and nutrition facts
Jicama: 38 kcal per 100 g, protein 0.72 g, fat 0.09 g, carbs 3.9 g.
In Mexico, jicama is sold in sticks with lime, salt and chile powder, and it’s shredded into slaws and salads for its crisp, juicy crunch and mild sweetness. Peeled, it has about 38 kcal per 100 g, mostly water and fiber, and it provides vitamin C. The thick brown skin isn’t eaten, so weigh the root after peeling.
- Low energy
- High in fibre
- Fat-free
- Salt-free
- Protein 8%
- Fat 2%
- Carbs 41%
- Other 49%
In everyday portions
- 100 kcal is 265 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- Energy density Very low 0.38 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 38 kcal 159 kJ 2%
- Protein 0.72 g 1%
- Fat 0.09 g <1%
- Carbs available, without fibre 3.9 g 2%
- Fibre 4.9 g
- Salt 0.01 g <1%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 8%
- Fat 2%
- Carbs 41%
- Other 49%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 1 µg <1%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 0.46 mg 4%
- Vitamin K 0.3 µg <1%
- Vitamin C 20.2 mg 25%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.02 mg 2%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.029 mg 2%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 0.2 mg 1%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 0.135 mg 2%
- Vitamin B6 0.042 mg 3%
- Folate B9 12 µg 6%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline 13.6 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 150 mg 8%
- Calcium 12 mg 2%
- Phosphorus 18 mg 3%
- Magnesium 12 mg 3%
- Iron 0.6 mg 4%
- Zinc 0.16 mg 2%
- Copper 0.048 mg 5%
- Manganese 0.06 mg 3%
- Selenium 0.7 µg 1%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 4 mg <1%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Low energy
- High in fibre
- Fat-free
- Salt-free
- Source of vitamin C
Vegetables and mushrooms
Among vegetables and mushrooms
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 263 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 88% More fibre than 88% of vegetables and mushrooms.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Fennel 31 kcal
- Jalapeños 29 kcal
- Turnips 28 kcal
- Rutabaga (swede) 37 kcal
- Tomatillos 32 kcal
- Okra 33 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, USA), code 170073.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.