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Cocktail sauce vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cocktail sauce and taro different?

  • Cocktail sauce is higher in vitamin C; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, vitamin E, potassium, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for cocktail sauce is 42% higher.
  • Cocktail sauce contains 3 times more vitamin C than taro. While cocktail sauce contains 11.6mg of vitamin C, taro contains only 4.5mg.
  • Taro has less sodium.

Sauce, cocktail, ready-to-serve and Taro, raw are the varieties used 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 12% 7.8% 27% 31% 37% 10% 13% 128% 19% 12%
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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 IronIron +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +65.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +214.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +91.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +55%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158.8%

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 39% 6% 22% 0% 5.3% 11% 15% 4.1% 18% 0% 11% 13% 6%
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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 +157.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +88%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +120.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +352.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +345.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +57.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cocktail sauce Taro DV% diff.
Sodium 983mg 11mg 42%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.283mg 16%
Manganese 0.148mg 0.383mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 4.1g 9%
Vitamin E 1.08mg 2.38mg 9%
Vitamin C 11.6mg 4.5mg 8%
Phosphorus 30mg 84mg 8%
Potassium 309mg 591mg 8%
Copper 0.111mg 0.172mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.095mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.068mg 0.303mg 5%
Iron 0.83mg 0.55mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 33mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 1µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.047mg 0.025mg 2%
Calcium 26mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 4µg 2%
Folate 17µg 22µg 1%
Choline 11mg 17.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.083g 1%
Calories 124kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.82mg 0.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.38mg 0.23mg 1%
Carbs 28.22g 26.46g 1%
Fats 1.05g 0.2g 1%
Protein 1.36g 1.5g 0%
Net carbs 26.42g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 11.83g 0.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 66% 4%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 1.05 g
Carbs: 28.22 g
Water: 65.67 g
Other: 3.7 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 FatsFats +425%
Contains more OtherOther +208.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.3%
~equal in Carbs ~26.46g
~equal in Water ~70.64g

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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. Cocktail sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174067/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.