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Green bean raw vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between green bean raw and taro

  • Green bean raw has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B2; however, taro is richer in vitamin E, copper, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Green bean raw covers your daily vitamin K needs 35% more than taro.
  • Taro has 9 times less vitamin A than green bean raw. Green bean raw has 690IU of vitamin A, while taro has 76IU.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of taro is 54, while the glycemic index of green bean raw is 20.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beans, snap, green, 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% 11% 19% 39% 23% 6.5% 16% 0.78% 28% 3.3%
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 IronIron +87.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +149.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +77.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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 41% 12% 8.2% 0% 21% 24% 14% 14% 33% 0% 108% 25% 8.3%
Taro
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 CVitamin C +171.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +775%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +316%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4200%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +480.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +13.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green bean raw Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 43µg 1µg 35%
Vitamin E 0.41mg 2.38mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.283mg 11%
Potassium 211mg 591mg 11%
Copper 0.069mg 0.172mg 11%
Vitamin C 12.2mg 4.5mg 9%
Manganese 0.216mg 0.383mg 7%
Phosphorus 38mg 84mg 7%
Carbs 6.97g 26.46g 6%
Iron 1.03mg 0.55mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.104mg 0.025mg 6%
Fiber 2.7g 4.1g 6%
Calories 31kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin A 35µg 4µg 3%
Folate 33µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.225mg 0.303mg 2%
Fructose 1.39g 2%
Magnesium 25mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.082mg 0.095mg 1%
Protein 1.83g 1.5g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.734mg 0.6mg 1%
Calcium 37mg 43mg 1%
Fats 0.22g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 4.27g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 3.26g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.24mg 0.23mg 0%
Starch 0.88g 0%
Sodium 6mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Choline 15.3mg 17.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.113g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.079mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.066mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.112mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.088mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.022mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.09mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 1.83 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 6.97 g
Water: 90.32 g
Other: 0.66 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 +22%
Contains more WaterWater +27.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +279.6%
Contains more OtherOther +81.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 6% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.113 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +36.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -18%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%

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. Green bean raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169961/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.