Corn grain vs. Taro leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between corn grain and taro leaves

Corn grain has more vitamin B6, selenium, carbs, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, taro leaves have more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin K for taro leaves is 90% higher.
Taro leaves have 17 times less selenium than corn grain. Corn grain has 15.5µg of selenium, while taro leaves have 0.9µg.

Food types used in this article are Corn grain, yellow and Taro leaves, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn grain

Taro leaves

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+182.2%
Contains more IronIron	+20.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+439%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1622.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1428.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+125.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+47.2%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Corn grain

Taro leaves

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+84.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+139.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+404.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+326%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2090.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+312.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+126.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+36100%
Contains more FolateFolate	+563.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.3µg	108.6µg	90%
Vitamin C	0mg	52mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.622mg	0.146mg	37%
Selenium	15.5µg	0.9µg	27%
Folate	19µg	126µg	27%
Vitamin A	11µg	241µg	26%
Carbs	74.26g	6.7g	23%
Phosphorus	210mg	60mg	21%
Magnesium	127mg	45mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.201mg	0.456mg	20%
Calories	365kcal	42kcal	16%
Zinc	2.21mg	0.41mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.385mg	0.209mg	15%
Fiber	7.3g	3.7g	14%
Vitamin B3	3.627mg	1.513mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.163g	0.307g	12%
Potassium	287mg	648mg	11%
Calcium	7mg	107mg	10%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	2.02mg	10%
Manganese	0.485mg	0.714mg	10%
Protein	9.42g	4.98g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.424mg	0.084mg	7%
Fats	4.74g	0.74g	6%
Iron	2.71mg	2.25mg	6%
Copper	0.314mg	0.27mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	1.251g	0.06g	3%
Choline		12.8mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.667g	0.151g	2%
Sodium	35mg	3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.6g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	387kcal	84kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	238g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.1	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	66.96g	3g	N/A
Sugar	0.64g	3.01g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.067mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.354mg	0.167mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.337mg	0.26mg	0%
Leucine	1.155mg	0.392mg	0%
Lysine	0.265mg	0.246mg	0%
Methionine	0.197mg	0.079mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.463mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.477mg	0.256mg	0%
Histidine	0.287mg	0.114mg	0%