Calories in Yams, Raw
Yams, Raw contains
118 kCal
calories
per 100g serving. The reference value of daily consumption of Yams, Raw for
adults is
118 kCal.
The following foods have approximately equal amount of calories:
- Deer, raw, (Alaska, Sitka) (116kCal)
- Deer, (fallow deer) (120kCal)
- Bison, fish steak (rib core, eye), only meat (116kCal)
- Bison, shoulder pulp, only meat (119kCal)
- Squirrel (120kCal)
- Mutton, knuckle, only meat (120kCal)
- Lentils, ripe seeds, boiled, without salt (116kCal)
- Beans black eye (cow peas, Chinese cowpea), ripe, boiled, with salt (116kCal)
- Beans black eye (cow peas, Chinese cowpea), ripe, boiled, without salt (116kCal)
- Pinto beans (variegated), ripe, canned, liquid-free, washed with water (117kCal)
Carbohydrates in Yams, Raw
Yams, Raw have
23.78 g of carbohydrate per 100g serving, which is 9% of the daily value.
Carbohydrates are a key source of energy for muscles to help you fuel, perform and recover.
Carbohydrates are also important for optimal physical and mental performance.
The reference value of daily consumption of Yams, Raw for
adults is
23.78 g.
23.78 g of carbohydrates are equal to
95.12 kCal.
A medium 5.3 oz skin-on potato contains 26 grams of carbohydrates.
Many of today’s most popular fad diets recommend restricting all or specific carbohydrate-rich foods.
This is unfortunate because carbohydrates have many important functions and eliminating them from the diet is neither necessary nor healthy.
Proteins in Yams, Raw
Yams, Raw contains
1.53 g
proteins
per 100g serving.
A medium 5.3 oz skin on potato has 3 grams of protein. Protein is an important component of almost every cell and tissue in the body. Protein is made up of amino acids. There are 20 amino acids with biological significance; however, only nine are essential, meaning that our bodies cannot synthesize them and they must be obtained through food.