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Drumstick leaves vs. Taro leaves — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between drumstick leaves and taro leaves

  • Drumstick leaves have more vitamin B6, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, manganese, calcium, and phosphorus; however, taro leaves are richer in folate, copper, and potassium.
  • Drumstick leaves' daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 81% more.
  • Drumstick leaves contain 2 times more phosphorus than taro leaves. Drumstick leaves contain 112mg of phosphorus, while taro leaves contain 60mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Drumstick leaves, raw 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 30% 56% 30% 150% 35% 16% 48% 1.2% 139% 4.9%
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 +72.9%
Contains more IronIron +77.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +46.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +48.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +92.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -66.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~45mg
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 172% 126% 0% 0% 64% 152% 42% 7.5% 277% 0% 0% 30% 0%
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 +56.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +721.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +215%
~equal in Vitamin C ~52mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Drumstick leaves Taro leaves DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 91%
Vitamin B6 1.2mg 0.146mg 81%
Iron 4mg 2.25mg 22%
Folate 40µg 126µg 22%
Copper 0.105mg 0.27mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.66mg 0.456mg 16%
Manganese 1.063mg 0.714mg 15%
Vitamin A 378µg 241µg 15%
Vitamin E 2.02mg 13%
Protein 9.4g 4.98g 9%
Potassium 337mg 648mg 9%
Calcium 185mg 107mg 8%
Fiber 2g 3.7g 7%
Phosphorus 112mg 60mg 7%
Vitamin B3 2.22mg 1.513mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.257mg 0.209mg 4%
Zinc 0.6mg 0.41mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.307g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.125mg 0.084mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.151g 1%
Calories 64kcal 42kcal 1%
Magnesium 42mg 45mg 1%
Carbs 8.28g 6.7g 1%
Fats 1.4g 0.74g 1%
Vitamin C 51.7mg 52mg 0%
Net carbs 6.28g 3g N/A
Sugar 3.01g N/A
Sodium 9mg 3mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.06g 0%
Tryptophan 0.144mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.411mg 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.451mg 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.791mg 0.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.537mg 0.246mg 0%
Methionine 0.123mg 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.487mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.611mg 0.256mg 0%
Histidine 0.196mg 0.114mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 79% 2%
Protein: 9.4 g
Fats: 1.4 g
Carbs: 8.28 g
Water: 78.66 g
Other: 2.26 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 +88.8%
Contains more FatsFats +89.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.6%
Contains more OtherOther +17.7%
~equal in Water ~85.66g

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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. Drumstick leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168416/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.

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