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Broad beans vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between broad beans and taro?

  • Broad beans are higher in vitamin C, iron, and folate; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and manganese.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% more.
  • Taro contains 4 times less vitamin C than broad beans. Broad beans contain 19.8mg of vitamin C, while taro contains 4.5mg.
  • Taro has a lower glycemic index (54) than broad beans (79).

We used Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro, raw types in this article.

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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 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
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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 +172.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44% 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 CVitamin C +340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +875.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Broad beans Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.283mg 20%
Vitamin C 19.8mg 4.5mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Potassium 193mg 591mg 12%
Iron 1.5mg 0.55mg 12%
Copper 0.06mg 0.172mg 12%
Folate 58µg 22µg 9%
Protein 4.8g 1.5g 7%
Carbs 10.1g 26.46g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.066mg 0.303mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.09mg 0.025mg 5%
Manganese 0.261mg 0.383mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 0.6mg 4%
Calories 62kcal 112kcal 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.128mg 0.095mg 3%
Calcium 18mg 43mg 3%
Phosphorus 73mg 84mg 2%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.23mg 2%
Fiber 3.6g 4.1g 2%
Vitamin A 14µg 4µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.303g 0.083g 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Sodium 41mg 11mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 6.5g 22.36g N/A
Magnesium 31mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.142g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.178mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.37mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.313mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.037mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.235mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.115mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 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 +220%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 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 +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%

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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. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.