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Collard Greens vs. Taro leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between collard Greens and taro leaves

  • Collard Greens have more vitamin K and vitamin A; however, taro leaves are richer in vitamin C, folate, vitamin B2, copper, potassium, vitamin B1, iron, and manganese.
  • Collard Greens' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 248% more.
  • Collard Greens contain 2 times more vitamin A than taro leaves. Collard Greens contain 7600IU of vitamin A, while taro leaves contain 4825IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro leaves, 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 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 32% 32% 57% 84% 90% 11% 26% 0.39% 93% 4.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +114.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +453.8%
Contains more IronIron +99.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +429.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +87.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%

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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
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 173% 80% 40% 0% 52% 105% 28% 5% 34% 0% 272% 95% 7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +57.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +159.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +274.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +185.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +422.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +330.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +687.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Collard Greens Taro leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 406.6µg 108.6µg 248%
Vitamin C 18.2mg 52mg 38%
Folate 16µg 126µg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.106mg 0.456mg 27%
Copper 0.051mg 0.27mg 24%
Potassium 117mg 648mg 16%
Vitamin A 380µg 241µg 15%
Iron 1.13mg 2.25mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.209mg 14%
Manganese 0.51mg 0.714mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.88mg 2.02mg 8%
Magnesium 21mg 45mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.575mg 1.513mg 6%
Choline 38.4mg 12.8mg 5%
Protein 2.71g 4.98g 5%
Phosphorus 32mg 60mg 4%
Calcium 141mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.218mg 0.084mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.41mg 2%
Fiber 4g 3.7g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.128mg 0.146mg 1%
Sodium 15mg 3mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.9µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.173g 0.307g 1%
Calories 33kcal 42kcal 0%
Fats 0.72g 0.74g 0%
Carbs 5.65g 6.7g 0%
Net carbs 1.65g 3g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 3.01g N/A
Saturated fat 0.047g 0.151g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.027mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.074mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.086mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.13mg 0.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0.246mg 0%
Methionine 0.028mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.075mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.104mg 0.256mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0.114mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 g
5% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 6.7 g
Water: 85.66 g
Other: 1.92 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +83.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +159.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.74g
~equal in Water ~85.66g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.173 g
29% 12% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.307 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.5%

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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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/nutrients
  2. Taro leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168487/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.