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Celtuce vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between celtuce and taro

  • Celtuce has more vitamin A, vitamin C, manganese, and folate; however, taro is higher in vitamin B6, copper, fiber, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Celtuce covers your daily need for vitamin A, 68% more than taro.
  • Celtuce has 4 times more vitamin C than taro. While celtuce has 19.5mg of vitamin C, taro has only 4.5mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Celtuce, 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 20% 12% 29% 21% 13% 7.4% 17% 1.4% 90% 4.9%
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 ZincZinc +17.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +330%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
~equal in Iron ~0.55mg
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 65% 58% 0% 0% 14% 16% 10% 11% 12% 0% 0% 35% 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 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4275%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180%
Contains more FolateFolate +109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +466%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celtuce Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin A 175µg 4µg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.05mg 0.283mg 18%
Vitamin C 19.5mg 4.5mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Copper 0.04mg 0.172mg 15%
Manganese 0.688mg 0.383mg 13%
Fiber 1.7g 4.1g 10%
Carbs 3.65g 26.46g 8%
Potassium 330mg 591mg 8%
Phosphorus 39mg 84mg 6%
Folate 46µg 22µg 6%
Calories 18kcal 112kcal 5%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.025mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.055mg 0.095mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.183mg 0.303mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Protein 0.85g 1.5g 1%
Magnesium 28mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 1.95g 22.36g N/A
Calcium 39mg 43mg 0%
Iron 0.55mg 0.55mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.55mg 0.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.039mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.052mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.055mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 0.7 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 FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +624.9%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%

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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. Celtuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169990/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.

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