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Wheat Bread vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between wheat Bread and taro

  • Wheat Bread has more selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, and phosphorus; however, taro is higher in vitamin E.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for selenium, 59% more than taro.
  • Wheat Bread has 55 times more sodium than taro. While wheat Bread has 601mg of sodium, taro has only 11mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, wheat, toasted 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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
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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 +78.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +283.7%
Contains more IronIron +643.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +539.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +259.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4671.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +165%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%

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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
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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 +362.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1428%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +470%
Contains more FolateFolate +290.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +891.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wheat Bread Taro DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 0.7µg 59%
Iron 4.09mg 0.55mg 44%
Manganese 1.377mg 0.383mg 43%
Vitamin B3 6.25mg 0.6mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.439mg 0.095mg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.382mg 0.025mg 27%
Sodium 601mg 11mg 26%
Protein 12.96g 1.5g 23%
Folate 86µg 22µg 16%
Phosphorus 188mg 84mg 15%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2.38mg 14%
Calcium 165mg 43mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.72g 0.083g 11%
Potassium 223mg 591mg 11%
Zinc 1.47mg 0.23mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.153mg 0.283mg 10%
Calories 313kcal 112kcal 10%
Carbs 55.77g 26.46g 10%
Fats 4.27g 0.2g 6%
Magnesium 59mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.989g 0.041g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.019g 0.016g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.456mg 0.303mg 3%
Copper 0.198mg 0.172mg 3%
Fiber 4.7g 4.1g 2%
Choline 22.1mg 17.3mg 1%
Net carbs 51.07g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 6.42g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.092mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.299mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.258mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.461mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.215mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.105mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.315mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.31mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.15mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 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 +764%
Contains more FatsFats +2035%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +110.8%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%
Contains more WaterWater +191.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 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 +6268.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1972.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.9%

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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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.