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Endive vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between endive and taro

  • Endive has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B5, and zinc, while taro has more vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Endive's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 192% higher.
  • Taro contains 29 times less vitamin A than endive. Endive contains 2167IU of vitamin A, while taro contains 76IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Endive, raw 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.
Endive
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 16% 28% 31% 33% 22% 12% 2.9% 55% 1.1%
Taro
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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 +20.9%
Contains more IronIron +50.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +243.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Manganese ~0.383mg

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.
Endive
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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 22% 36% 8.8% 0% 20% 17% 7.5% 54% 4.6% 0% 578% 107% 9.2%
Taro
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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 +44.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +23000%
Contains more FolateFolate +545.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +440.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1315%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Endive Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 231µg 1µg 192%
Folate 142µg 22µg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.283mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.44mg 2.38mg 13%
Vitamin A 108µg 4µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.9mg 0.303mg 12%
Copper 0.099mg 0.172mg 8%
Carbs 3.35g 26.46g 8%
Potassium 314mg 591mg 8%
Phosphorus 28mg 84mg 8%
Calories 17kcal 112kcal 5%
Zinc 0.79mg 0.23mg 5%
Iron 0.83mg 0.55mg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 4.1g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.075mg 0.025mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 33mg 4%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 4.5mg 2%
Manganese 0.42mg 0.383mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.08mg 0.095mg 1%
Protein 1.25g 1.5g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Calcium 52mg 43mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.25g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.25g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 22mg 11mg 0%
Choline 16.8mg 17.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.048g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.087g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.05mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.072mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.063mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.014mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.053mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
2
3% 94%
Protein: 1.25 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 93.79 g
Other: 1.41 g
Taro
2
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.8%
Contains more OtherOther +17.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +20%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +689.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Endive
1
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Taro
2
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -14.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.083g

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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. Endive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168412/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.