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Corn vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between corn and taro?

  • Corn is richer in vitamin B5 and vitamin B3, while taro is higher in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, and fiber.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 15% higher.
  • Taro has 3 times less vitamin B3 than corn. Corn has 1.683mg of vitamin B3, while taro has 0.6mg.

We used Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
Corn
Corn
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Taro
Taro
7
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 ZincZinc +169.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.1%
Contains more IronIron +22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +251%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Phosphorus ~84mg

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.
Corn
Corn
5
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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Taro
Taro
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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 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.095mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.09mg 2.38mg 15%
Copper 0.049mg 0.172mg 14%
Potassium 218mg 591mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.139mg 0.283mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.792mg 0.303mg 10%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.383mg 9%
Fiber 2.4g 4.1g 7%
Vitamin B3 1.683mg 0.6mg 7%
Protein 3.41g 1.5g 4%
Calcium 3mg 43mg 4%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.23mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.603g 0.083g 3%
Fats 1.5g 0.2g 2%
Carbs 20.98g 26.46g 2%
Magnesium 26mg 33mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.025mg 2%
Choline 29.1mg 17.3mg 2%
Calories 96kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin C 5.5mg 4.5mg 1%
Iron 0.45mg 0.55mg 1%
Phosphorus 77mg 84mg 1%
Vitamin A 13µg 4µg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.041g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.374g 0.016g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.6g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 282kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 104g 89g N/A
Net carbs 18.58g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 4.54g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.093mg 0.095mg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.133mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.133mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.358mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.141mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.069mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.155mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.191mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.091mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
3
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Taro
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 ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Corn
Corn
2
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Taro
Taro
1
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 +2237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +626.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%

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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. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.