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Black pepper vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are black pepper and taro different?

  • Black pepper is higher than taro in manganese, vitamin K, copper, iron, fiber, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B5, potassium, and vitamin B2.
  • Black pepper covers your daily need for manganese, 538% more than taro.
  • Black pepper contains 164 times more vitamin K than taro. Black pepper contains 163.7µg of vitamin K, while taro contains 1µg.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index (54) than black pepper (32).

Spices, pepper, black and Taro, raw types were used 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 122% 133% 117% 364% 443% 32% 68% 2.6% 1663% 27%
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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 +418.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +930.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.9%
Contains more IronIron +1665.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +673.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +417.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +88.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3229.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45%

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 0% 9% 21% 0% 27% 42% 21% 84% 67% 0% 409% 13% 6.2%
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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 AVitamin A +575%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +361.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16270%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +128.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +53.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.283mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Black pepper Taro DV% diff.
Manganese 12.753mg 0.383mg 538%
Vitamin K 163.7µg 1µg 136%
Copper 1.33mg 0.172mg 129%
Iron 9.71mg 0.55mg 115%
Fiber 25.3g 4.1g 85%
Calcium 443mg 43mg 40%
Magnesium 171mg 33mg 33%
Vitamin B5 1.399mg 0.303mg 22%
Potassium 1329mg 591mg 22%
Protein 10.39g 1.5g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.025mg 12%
Carbs 63.95g 26.46g 12%
Phosphorus 158mg 84mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.04mg 2.38mg 9%
Zinc 1.19mg 0.23mg 9%
Selenium 4.9µg 0.7µg 8%
Calories 251kcal 112kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.998g 0.083g 6%
Saturated fat 1.392g 0.041g 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Fats 3.26g 0.2g 5%
Vitamin A 27µg 4µg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.143mg 0.6mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.739g 0.016g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.291mg 0.283mg 1%
Folate 17µg 22µg 1%
Choline 11.3mg 17.3mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.108mg 0.095mg 1%
Net carbs 38.65g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.64g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 20mg 11mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.058mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.366mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.014mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.244mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.096mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.547mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0.034mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.152g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 3% 64% 12% 10%
Protein: 10.39 g
Fats: 3.26 g
Carbs: 63.95 g
Water: 12.46 g
Other: 9.94 g
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 +592.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +141.7%
Contains more OtherOther +728.3%
Contains more WaterWater +466.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 24% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.392 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.739 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.998 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 +4518.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1102.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.1%

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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. Black pepper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170931/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.