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Halva vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between halva and taro

  • Halva is higher than taro in copper, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, manganese, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Halva covers your daily copper needs 114% more than taro.
  • Halva contains 101 times more saturated fat than taro. While halva contains 4.127g of saturated fat, taro contains only 0.041g.

Food varieties used in this article are Candies, halavah, 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.
Halva
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 156% 9.9% 17% 170% 401% 118% 260% 25% 114% 63%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +560.6%
Contains more IronIron +723.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +598.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1778.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +622.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +127.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1542.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +216%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.4%

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.
Halva
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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 0.33% 0% 0% 0% 106% 20% 54% 10% 80% 5% 0% 49% 0%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +346.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +252%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +376%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +195.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +74.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Halva Taro DV% diff.
Copper 1.202mg 0.172mg 114%
Phosphorus 607mg 84mg 75%
Polyunsaturated fat 8.481g 0.083g 56%
Iron 4.53mg 0.55mg 50%
Magnesium 218mg 33mg 44%
Zinc 4.32mg 0.23mg 37%
Fats 21.52g 0.2g 33%
Vitamin B1 0.424mg 0.095mg 27%
Protein 12.49g 1.5g 22%
Manganese 0.873mg 0.383mg 21%
Monounsaturated fat 8.194g 0.016g 20%
Selenium 11.5µg 0.7µg 20%
Saturated fat 4.127g 0.041g 19%
Calories 469kcal 112kcal 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Vitamin B3 2.856mg 0.6mg 14%
Potassium 187mg 591mg 12%
Folate 65µg 22µg 11%
Carbs 60.49g 26.46g 11%
Sodium 195mg 11mg 8%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.088mg 0.025mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.348mg 0.283mg 5%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.174mg 0.303mg 3%
Fiber 4.5g 4.1g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.04µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Calcium 33mg 43mg 1%
Net carbs 55.99g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 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
Halva
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12% 22% 60% 4% 2%
Protein: 12.49 g
Fats: 21.52 g
Carbs: 60.49 g
Water: 3.67 g
Other: 1.83 g
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 ProteinProtein +732.7%
Contains more FatsFats +10660%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.6%
Contains more OtherOther +52.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1824.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Halva
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20% 39% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.127 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.194 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.481 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 +51112.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10118.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Halva - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167996/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.