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Cabbage vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between cabbage and taro?

  • Cabbage is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, and folate; however, taro is richer in copper, vitamin E, potassium, vitamin B6, manganese, phosphorus, and fiber.
  • Cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 62% more.
  • Taro contains 8 times less vitamin C than cabbage. Cabbage contains 36.6mg of vitamin C, while taro contains 4.5mg.

We used Cabbage, raw 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 8.6% 12% 15% 18% 6.3% 4.9% 11% 2.3% 21% 1.6%
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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 +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +247.6%
Contains more IronIron +17%
Contains more CopperCopper +805.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Calcium ~43mg

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 122% 1.7% 3% 0% 15% 9.2% 4.4% 13% 29% 0% 190% 32% 5.8%
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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 +713.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7500%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1486.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +55.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +128.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +61.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cabbage Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 76µg 1µg 63%
Vitamin C 36.6mg 4.5mg 36%
Copper 0.019mg 0.172mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 2.38mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.124mg 0.283mg 12%
Potassium 170mg 591mg 12%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.383mg 10%
Phosphorus 26mg 84mg 8%
Carbs 5.8g 26.46g 7%
Fiber 2.5g 4.1g 6%
Folate 43µg 22µg 5%
Magnesium 12mg 33mg 5%
Calories 25kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.095mg 3%
Fructose 1.45g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.212mg 0.303mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.234mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Choline 10.7mg 17.3mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Iron 0.47mg 0.55mg 1%
Protein 1.28g 1.5g 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.3g 22.36g N/A
Calcium 40mg 43mg 0%
Sugar 3.2g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.18mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 18mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.034g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.017g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.017g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.03mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.041mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.032mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.042mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 1.28 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 5.8 g
Water: 92.18 g
Other: 0.64 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 WaterWater +30.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.2%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +356.2%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 25% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.017 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -17.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +388.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g

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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. Cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169975/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.