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Maple sugar vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are maple sugar and taro different?

  • Maple sugar is richer in manganese, zinc, and iron, while taro is higher in vitamin B6, fiber, vitamin E, phosphorus, potassium, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Maple sugar covers your daily need for manganese, 176% more than taro.
  • Maple sugar contains 26 times more zinc than taro. Maple sugar contains 6.06mg of zinc, while taro contains 0.23mg.

Sugars, maple and Taro, raw types were used in this article.

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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% 27% 24% 60% 33% 165% 1.3% 1.4% 577% 4.4%
Taro
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 CalciumCalcium +109.3%
Contains more IronIron +192.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2534.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1054.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +115.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2700%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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% 0% 0% 2.3% 3% 0.75% 2.9% 0.69% 0% 0% 0% 1.1%
Taro
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +955.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +531.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +9333.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +723.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Maple sugar Taro DV% diff.
Manganese 4.422mg 0.383mg 176%
Zinc 6.06mg 0.23mg 53%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.283mg 22%
Carbs 90.9g 26.46g 21%
Fiber 0g 4.1g 16%
Vitamin E 0mg 2.38mg 16%
Iron 1.61mg 0.55mg 13%
Calories 354kcal 112kcal 12%
Phosphorus 3mg 84mg 12%
Potassium 274mg 591mg 9%
Copper 0.099mg 0.172mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 0.095mg 7%
Folate 0µg 22µg 6%
Calcium 90mg 43mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.048mg 0.303mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.04mg 0.6mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 33mg 3%
Choline 2.1mg 17.3mg 3%
Protein 0.1g 1.5g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.025mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 90.9g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 84.87g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.036g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.064g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g 0.083g 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
91% 8%
Protein: 0.1 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 90.9 g
Water: 8 g
Other: 0.8 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 CarbsCarbs +243.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1400%
Contains more WaterWater +783%
Contains more OtherOther +50%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 32% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.036 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.1 g
Taro
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 -12.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.5%

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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. Maple sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169658/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.