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Baked beans vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between baked beans and taro

  • Baked beans have more iron, selenium, folate, and fiber; however, taro is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese.
  • Baked beans cover your daily need for iron, 18% more than taro.
  • Baked beans have 48 times more saturated fat than taro. While baked beans have 1.948g of saturated fat, taro has only 0.041g.
  • The glycemic index of taro is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beans, baked, home prepared 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 31% 18% 32% 75% 53% 20% 47% 55% 33% 31%
Taro
Taro
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +30.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41.9%
Contains more IronIron +261.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +217.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +714.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +65.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +50.2%
~equal in Copper ~0.172mg

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 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 34% 11% 7.7% 9.3% 21% 0% 0% 36% 0%
Taro
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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 +43.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +96%
Contains more FolateFolate +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +309.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baked beans Taro DV% diff.
Iron 1.99mg 0.55mg 18%
Sodium 422mg 11mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.283mg 15%
Saturated fat 1.948g 0.041g 9%
Selenium 5.7µg 0.7µg 9%
Protein 5.54g 1.5g 8%
Fats 5.15g 0.2g 8%
Folate 48µg 22µg 7%
Potassium 358mg 591mg 7%
Fiber 5.5g 4.1g 6%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.383mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.133g 0.016g 5%
Zinc 0.73mg 0.23mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.74g 0.083g 4%
Phosphorus 109mg 84mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.1mg 4.5mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.136mg 0.095mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.303mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.049mg 0.025mg 2%
Calories 155kcal 112kcal 2%
Magnesium 43mg 33mg 2%
Calcium 61mg 43mg 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 21.63g 26.46g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.408mg 0.6mg 1%
Copper 0.159mg 0.172mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Net carbs 16.13g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.067mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.228mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.242mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.428mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.379mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.086mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.287mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.282mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.153mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 5% 22% 65% 3%
Protein: 5.54 g
Fats: 5.15 g
Carbs: 21.63 g
Water: 65.17 g
Other: 2.51 g
Taro
Taro
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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 +269.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2475%
Contains more OtherOther +109.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.3%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 44% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.133 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.74 g
Taro
Taro
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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 +13231.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +791.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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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. Baked beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173731/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.