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Edamame vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between edamame and taro

  • Edamame has more folate, manganese, iron, vitamin K, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin E.
  • Edamame covers your daily folate needs 72% more than taro.
  • Taro has 27 times less vitamin K than edamame. Edamame has 26.7µg of vitamin K, while taro has 1µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Edamame, frozen, prepared and Taro, 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 46% 19% 38% 85% 115% 37% 72% 0.78% 134% 4.4%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +93.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.5%
Contains more IronIron +312.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +495.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +167.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.6%

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 20% 5% 14% 0% 50% 36% 17% 24% 23% 0% 67% 233% 31%
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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 +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +520%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2570%
Contains more FolateFolate +1313.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +225.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Edamame Taro DV% diff.
Folate 311µg 22µg 72%
Manganese 1.024mg 0.383mg 28%
Iron 2.27mg 0.55mg 22%
Vitamin K 26.7µg 1µg 21%
Protein 11.91g 1.5g 21%
Copper 0.345mg 0.172mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.283mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.156g 0.083g 14%
Phosphorus 169mg 84mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.68mg 2.38mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.155mg 0.025mg 10%
Zinc 1.37mg 0.23mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.095mg 9%
Fats 5.2g 0.2g 8%
Choline 56.3mg 17.3mg 7%
Magnesium 64mg 33mg 7%
Carbs 8.91g 26.46g 6%
Potassium 436mg 591mg 5%
Fiber 5.2g 4.1g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.282g 0.016g 3%
Saturated fat 0.62g 0.041g 3%
Calcium 63mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin C 6.1mg 4.5mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.395mg 0.303mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.915mg 0.6mg 2%
Starch 1.51g 1%
Vitamin A 15µg 4µg 1%
Calories 121kcal 112kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.71g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 6mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.009g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.126mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.331mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.3mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.745mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.745mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.141mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.324mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.267mg 0.034mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.358g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.789g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 5% 9% 73%
Protein: 11.91 g
Fats: 5.2 g
Carbs: 8.91 g
Water: 72.77 g
Other: 1.21 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 +694%
Contains more FatsFats +2500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197%
~equal in Water ~70.64g
~equal in Other ~1.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 32% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.62 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.282 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.156 g
Taro
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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 +7912.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2497.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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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. Edamame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168411/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.