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Grapefruit vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between grapefruit and taro

  • Grapefruit has more vitamin C and vitamin A; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, copper, vitamin E, potassium, fiber, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Grapefruit covers your daily vitamin C needs 30% more than taro.
  • Taro has 15 times less vitamin A than grapefruit. Grapefruit has 1150IU of vitamin A, while taro has 76IU.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of taro is 54, while the glycemic index of grapefruit is 25.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +337.8%
Contains more IronIron +587.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +437.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1640.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 +593.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1730.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +434%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +69.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +124.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 4.5mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.283mg 18%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.383mg 16%
Copper 0.032mg 0.172mg 16%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 2.38mg 15%
Potassium 135mg 591mg 13%
Fiber 1.6g 4.1g 10%
Phosphorus 18mg 84mg 9%
Magnesium 9mg 33mg 6%
Iron 0.08mg 0.55mg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 4µg 6%
Carbs 10.66g 26.46g 5%
Calories 42kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.095mg 4%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.6mg 2%
Folate 13µg 22µg 2%
Choline 7.7mg 17.3mg 2%
Calcium 22mg 43mg 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin K 0µg 1µg 1%
Protein 0.77g 1.5g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.303mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 6.89g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 0mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 g
Taro
Taro
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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 WaterWater +24.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +94.8%
Contains more FatsFats +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +148.2%
Contains more OtherOther +224.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130.6%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.