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Focaccia vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between focaccia and taro

  • Focaccia has more iron, vitamin B1, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and zinc, while taro has more potassium and vitamin B6.
  • Focaccia's daily need coverage for iron is 33% higher.
  • Taro contains 51 times less sodium than focaccia. Focaccia contains 561mg of sodium, while taro contains 11mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Focaccia, Italian flatbread, plain 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 14% 11% 10% 119% 30% 36% 55% 73% 47% 87%
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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 IronIron +474.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +478.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2171.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +418.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +89%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
~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.
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% 28% 0% 118% 69% 69% 39% 26% 0% 14% 104% 1.6%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +394.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1104%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +511.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +470%
Contains more FolateFolate +527.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +67.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +496.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Focaccia Taro DV% diff.
Iron 3.16mg 0.55mg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.47mg 0.095mg 31%
Folate 138µg 22µg 29%
Selenium 15.9µg 0.7µg 28%
Sodium 561mg 11mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.301mg 0.025mg 21%
Vitamin B3 3.67mg 0.6mg 19%
Protein 8.77g 1.5g 15%
Monounsaturated fat 5.67g 0.016g 14%
Potassium 114mg 591mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.283mg 13%
Fats 7.89g 0.2g 12%
Zinc 1.33mg 0.23mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 4.1g 9%
Copper 0.091mg 0.172mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.645mg 0.303mg 7%
Calories 249kcal 112kcal 7%
Vitamin E 1.42mg 2.38mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.994g 0.083g 6%
Phosphorus 128mg 84mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 1µg 4%
Saturated fat 0.877g 0.041g 4%
Magnesium 20mg 33mg 3%
Carbs 35.82g 26.46g 3%
Choline 2.9mg 17.3mg 3%
Calcium 35mg 43mg 1%
Manganese 0.364mg 0.383mg 1%
Net carbs 34.02g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 1.75g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 8% 36% 46%
Protein: 8.77 g
Fats: 7.89 g
Carbs: 35.82 g
Water: 45.91 g
Other: 1.61 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 +484.7%
Contains more FatsFats +3845%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +35.4%
Contains more OtherOther +34.2%
Contains more WaterWater +53.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 75% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.877 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.67 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.994 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 +35337.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1097.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%

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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. Focaccia - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167945/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.