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Chocolate milk vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chocolate milk and taro

  • Chocolate milk has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin D; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin E, manganese, fiber, potassium, and copper.
  • Taro covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 19% more than chocolate milk.
  • Taro contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Milk, chocolate, fluid, commercial, whole, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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 9.3% 34% 15% 9% 22% 11% 43% 7.8% 10% 10%
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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 CalciumCalcium +160.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +171.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +253.9%
Contains more IronIron +129.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +164.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +397.4%

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 3% 9% 1.4% 20% 9.3% 37% 2.3% 18% 9.2% 41% 0.75% 3.8% 9.3%
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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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +548%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +380%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +607.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.303mg
~equal in Choline ~17.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate milk Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.283mg 19%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 2.38mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0.33µg 0µg 14%
Manganese 0.077mg 0.383mg 13%
Fiber 0.8g 4.1g 13%
Potassium 167mg 591mg 12%
Copper 0.065mg 0.172mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.025mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.104g 0.041g 9%
Calcium 112mg 43mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin D 51IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.095mg 5%
Carbs 10.34g 26.46g 5%
Magnesium 13mg 33mg 5%
Fats 3.39g 0.2g 5%
Cholesterol 12mg 0mg 4%
Iron 0.24mg 0.55mg 4%
Folate 5µg 22µg 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 4.5mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.125mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin A 27µg 4µg 3%
Protein 3.17g 1.5g 3%
Sodium 60mg 11mg 2%
Phosphorus 101mg 84mg 2%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.23mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.99g 0.016g 2%
Selenium 1.9µg 0.7µg 2%
Calories 83kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Net carbs 9.54g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 9.54g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.295mg 0.303mg 0%
Choline 17mg 17.3mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.135mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.164mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.3mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.265mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.083mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.164mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.208mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.096mg 0.034mg 0%
Caffeine 1mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 3% 10% 82%
Protein: 3.17 g
Fats: 3.39 g
Carbs: 10.34 g
Water: 82.3 g
Other: 0.8 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 +111.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1595%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +155.9%
Contains more OtherOther +50%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.104 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.99 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 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 +6087.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.1%

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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. Chocolate milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170879/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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