Yam Nutrition Facts | NatureClaim

Overview of Yam Nutrition

Scientific Name: Dioscorea

Order: Dioscoreales

Family: Dioscoreaceae

Firm roots without soft spots or bruises.

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calories	118 kcal	6%

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Cholesterol	0.00 mg	0%
Phytosterols	10.00 mg

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Vitamin Can antioxidant and for immune health and making collagen	17.10 mg	19%
Thiaminfor amino acid, glucose, and lipid metabolism	0.11 mg	9%
Riboflavinfor amino acid, lipid, and vitamin B6 metabolism	0.03 mg	2%
Niacinfor digestive and skin health and nerve function	0.55 mg	3%
Pantothenic Acidfor cholesterol, fatty acid, and hormone metabolism	0.31 mg	6%
Vitamin B6for brain development, immune health, and protein metabolism	0.29 mg	17%
Folate, totalfor amino acid metabolism and preventing neural tube defects	23.00 mcg	6%
Folic Acid	0.00 mcg
Food Folate (dietary folate equivalent)	23.00 mcg
Cholinefor brain health and nerve function	16.50 mg	3%
Betainefor metabolizing an amino acid called homocysteine	- mg
Vitamin B12for nerve function and red blood cell formation	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin A, totalan antioxidant and for eye, immune, and reproductive health	6.92 mcg	1%
Retinol Acitiviy Equivalent	7.00 mcg
Retinol	0.00 mcg
Beta-Carotene	83.00 mcg
Alpha-Carotene	0.00 mcg
Beta-Cryptoxanthin	0.00 mcg
Lycopenean antioxidant	0.00 mcg
Lutein and Zeaxanthinantioxidants	0.00 mcg
Vitamin E, totalan antioxidant and for cardiovascular and immune health	0.35 mg	2%
Alpha-Tocopherol	0.35 mg
Beta-Tocopherol	- mg
Gamma-Tocopherol	- mg
Delta-Tocopherol	- mg
Vitamin Dfor calcium absorption, immune health, and muscle/nerve function	0.00 mcg	0%
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)for bone health and normal blood clotting	2.30 mcg	2%
Biotinfor amino acid, glucose, and fatty acid metabolism	- mcg	-

Name	Amount	% Daily Value
Calciumfor bone health and muscle/nerve function	17.00 mg	1%
Ironfor carrying oxygen to cells and muscles	0.54 mg	3%
Magnesiumfor bone and heart health and muscle/nerve function	21.00 mg	5%
Phosphorusfor bone health and helping the body store and use energy	55.00 mg	4%
Potassiumfor carbohydrate metabolism and muscle/nerve function	816.00 mg	17%
Sodiumfor muscle/nerve function	9.00 mg	0%
Zincan antioxidant and for immune health	0.24 mg	2%
Copperfor iron absorption and blood vessel, bone, and immune health	0.18 mg	20%
Manganesean antioxidant	0.40 mg	17%
Seleniuman antioxidant and for reproductive health and thyroid function	0.70 mcg	1%
Iodinefor thyroid function	- mcg	-
Chromiumfor metabolizing and storing carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins	- mcg	-
Molybdenumfor metabolizing sulfites and sulfur-containing amino acids	- mcg	-
Chloridefor muscle/nerve function	- mg	-
Fluoridefor reducing tooth decay	- mg

Name	Amount

The "-" means insufficient data.

% Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet or refer to the Dietary Reference Intakes for a specific life stage.

References:

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, Current Release.