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Garlic vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between garlic and taro

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, selenium, iron, copper, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1; however, taro is higher in vitamin E.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 73% more than taro.
  • Garlic has 20 times more selenium than taro. While garlic has 14.2µg of selenium, taro has only 0.7µg.
  • The glycemic index of taro is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Garlic, 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.
Garlic
Garlic
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Taro
Taro
3
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 +320.9%
Contains more IronIron +209.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +404.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +336.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1928.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -35.3%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Taro
Taro
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +593.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +336.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +70%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2875%
Contains more FolateFolate +633.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.283mg 73%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.383mg 56%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 4.5mg 30%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.7µg 25%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 2.38mg 15%
Calcium 181mg 43mg 14%
Iron 1.7mg 0.55mg 14%
Copper 0.299mg 0.172mg 14%
Protein 6.36g 1.5g 10%
Phosphorus 153mg 84mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.095mg 9%
Fiber 2.1g 4.1g 8%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.23mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.025mg 7%
Potassium 401mg 591mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.303mg 6%
Folate 3µg 22µg 5%
Calories 149kcal 112kcal 2%
Carbs 33.06g 26.46g 2%
Magnesium 25mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1µg 1%
Choline 23.2mg 17.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.083g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 89g N/A
Fats 0.5g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 1g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 17mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Taro
Taro
1
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 +324%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.9%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
Contains more WaterWater +20.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Taro
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 more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +200%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +45.5%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.