Starchy Vegetables, Roots and TubersBasic Food

Water yam

Raw

Dioscorea alata

Nutrition overview

100 g reference · Raw

Water yam provides 117 calories, 2.4 g protein, 31.3 g carbs, and 0.1 g fat per 100 g reference.

117

calories

Protein

2.4g

Carbs

31.3g

Fat

0.1g

Complete nutrition

Nutrient	Amount
Macronutrients
Protein	2.4 g
Total fat	0.1 g
Total carbohydrate (by difference)	31.3 g
Dietary fiber	9.7 g
Total sugars	5.4 g
Minerals
Calcium	15.0 mg
Iron	0.80 mg
Magnesium	8.0 mg
Phosphorus	65.0 mg
Potassium	281.0 mg
Sodium	6.0 mg
Zinc	0.43 mg
Copper	0.21 mg
Manganese	0.41 mg
Selenium	1.1 mcg
Vitamins
Vitamin A, RAE	3.0 mcg
Vitamin C	15.0 mg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.0 mcg
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.2 mg
Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone)	1.6 mcg
Thiamin (B1)	0.05 mg
Riboflavin (B2)	0.03 mg
Niacin (B3)	0.50 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.56 mg
Vitamin B6	0.03 mg
Folate, DFE	26.0 mcg
Vitamin B12	0.0 mcg
Other essential nutrient
Choline, total	20.6 mg

Nutrition records and methodology

Primary calorie record

Water yam, tuber, raw

West African Food Composition Table

Record 02_017 · 100% match

Contributing sources

West African Food Composition Table
FAO/INFOODS · 2019
Open source
Basic Foods whole-catalog profile completion calculations V2.5
Basic Foods database project · whole-catalog-completion-v2.5.1-tiered · Project-generated calculation artifact; direct and donor evidence retain their own licenses

Detailed source and derivation status is retained for every nutrient in this profile.

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