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Crackers vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between crackers and taro?

  • Crackers are higher in vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and folate; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6.
  • Crackers' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 57% more.
  • Taro contains 136 times less saturated fat than crackers. Crackers contain 5.562g of saturated fat, while taro contains 0.041g.

We used Crackers, standard snack-type, regular and Taro, raw types 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 13% 36% 10% 151% 35% 13% 106% 95% 64% 37%
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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 +179.1%
Contains more IronIron +632.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +113%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +857.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +400.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%

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 0% 0% 61% 0% 104% 105% 82% 25% 15% 0% 173% 69% 5.2%
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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 EVitamin E +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +337.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1724%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +625.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6830%
Contains more FolateFolate +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +349.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crackers Taro DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 13.137g 0.083g 87%
Vitamin K 69.3µg 1µg 57%
Iron 4.03mg 0.55mg 44%
Fats 26.43g 0.2g 40%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.025mg 33%
Sodium 726mg 11mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.416mg 0.095mg 27%
Saturated fat 5.562g 0.041g 25%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 0.6mg 23%
Phosphorus 248mg 84mg 23%
Starch 49.69g 20%
Calories 510kcal 112kcal 20%
Folate 92µg 22µg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.283mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.553g 0.016g 16%
Potassium 118mg 591mg 14%
Carbs 61.3g 26.46g 12%
Selenium 6.7µg 0.7µg 11%
Protein 6.64g 1.5g 10%
Copper 0.104mg 0.172mg 8%
Calcium 120mg 43mg 8%
Fiber 2.3g 4.1g 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Manganese 0.491mg 0.383mg 5%
Vitamin E 3.03mg 2.38mg 4%
Magnesium 18mg 33mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.23mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.417mg 0.303mg 2%
Choline 9.6mg 17.3mg 1%
Net carbs 59g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 8.18g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Trans fat 1.076g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.084mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.193mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.246mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.471mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.103mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.112mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.331mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.294mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.034mg 0%
Fructose 0.29g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 1.485g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.062g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 11.48g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 26% 61% 3% 2%
Protein: 6.64 g
Fats: 26.43 g
Carbs: 61.3 g
Water: 3.14 g
Other: 2.49 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 +342.7%
Contains more FatsFats +13115%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.7%
Contains more OtherOther +107.5%
Contains more WaterWater +2149.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 26% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.562 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.553 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 13.137 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 +40856.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15727.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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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. Crackers - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174982/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.