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Arrowroot vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between arrowroot and taro

  • Arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, and vitamin B3, yet taro is higher in fiber, manganese, and copper.
  • Arrowroot covers your daily folate needs 79% more than taro.
  • Arrowroot contains 4 times more iron than taro. While arrowroot contains 2.22mg of iron, taro contains only 0.55mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Arrowroot, raw and Taro, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more IronIron +303.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +173.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +120.1%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +136%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +182.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1436.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.303mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.283mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arrowroot Taro DV% diff.
Folate 338µg 22µg 79%
Iron 2.22mg 0.55mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 1.3g 4.1g 11%
Manganese 0.174mg 0.383mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.693mg 0.6mg 7%
Copper 0.121mg 0.172mg 6%
Protein 4.24g 1.5g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.143mg 0.095mg 4%
Carbs 13.39g 26.46g 4%
Calcium 6mg 43mg 4%
Potassium 454mg 591mg 4%
Zinc 0.63mg 0.23mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 4.5mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.059mg 0.025mg 3%
Calories 65kcal 112kcal 2%
Phosphorus 98mg 84mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 33mg 2%
Sodium 26mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.266mg 0.283mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 12.09g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.292mg 0.303mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.092g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +182.7%
Contains more WaterWater +14.3%
Contains more OtherOther +18.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.6%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.083g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/nutrients
  2. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.