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Chickpea raw vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chickpea raw and taro

  • Chickpea raw is richer than taro in manganese, folate, copper, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for chickpea raw is 910% higher.
  • Chickpea raw contains 25 times more folate than taro. Chickpea raw contains 557µg of folate, while taro contains 22µg.
  • Chickpea raw has a lower glycemic index than taro.

Food types used in this article are Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, 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 56% 17% 63% 162% 219% 75% 108% 3.1% 2779% 0%
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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 +139.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.5%
Contains more IronIron +683.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +281.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5462.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 13% 1% 16% 0% 119% 49% 29% 95% 123% 0% 23% 418% 54%
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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 +402.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +748%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +424.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +800%
Contains more FolateFolate +2431.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +474%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea raw Taro DV% diff.
Manganese 21.306mg 0.383mg 910%
Folate 557µg 22µg 134%
Copper 0.656mg 0.172mg 54%
Iron 4.31mg 0.55mg 47%
Protein 20.47g 1.5g 38%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0.095mg 32%
Fiber 12.2g 4.1g 32%
Vitamin B5 1.588mg 0.303mg 26%
Phosphorus 252mg 84mg 24%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.23mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.535mg 0.283mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.731g 0.083g 18%
Choline 99.3mg 17.3mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.212mg 0.025mg 14%
Calories 378kcal 112kcal 13%
Carbs 62.95g 26.46g 12%
Magnesium 79mg 33mg 11%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 2.38mg 10%
Fats 6.04g 0.2g 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.541mg 0.6mg 6%
Potassium 718mg 591mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.377g 0.016g 3%
Saturated fat 0.603g 0.041g 3%
Sodium 24mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin C 4mg 4.5mg 1%
Calcium 57mg 43mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 50.75g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 10.7g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.882mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 1.377mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.103mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.865mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.566mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 63% 8% 3%
Protein: 20.47 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 62.95 g
Water: 7.68 g
Other: 2.86 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 +1264.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2920%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +137.9%
Contains more OtherOther +138.3%
Contains more WaterWater +819.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.603 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.731 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 +8506.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3190.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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. Chickpea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173756/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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