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Millet flour vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between millet flour and taro

  • Millet flour is higher than taro in selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, zinc, magnesium, and vitamin B5.
  • Millet flour covers your daily selenium needs 58% more than taro.
  • Millet flour contains 11 times more zinc than taro. While millet flour contains 2.63mg of zinc, taro contains only 0.23mg.
  • The glycemic index of taro is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Millet flour 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 85% 4.2% 20% 148% 178% 72% 122% 0.52% 131% 178%
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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 +260.6%
Contains more IronIron +616.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +211%
Contains more ZincZinc +1043.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +239.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +161.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4571.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +163.8%

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% 2.2% 0% 103% 17% 113% 76% 86% 0% 2% 32% 0%
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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 +334.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +192%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +903.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +318.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2063.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Millet flour Taro DV% diff.
Selenium 32.7µg 0.7µg 58%
Iron 3.94mg 0.55mg 42%
Copper 0.535mg 0.172mg 40%
Vitamin B3 6.02mg 0.6mg 34%
Phosphorus 285mg 84mg 29%
Starch 69.88g 29%
Manganese 1.002mg 0.383mg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.413mg 0.095mg 27%
Zinc 2.63mg 0.23mg 22%
Magnesium 119mg 33mg 20%
Protein 10.75g 1.5g 19%
Vitamin B5 1.267mg 0.303mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.618g 0.083g 17%
Carbs 75.12g 26.46g 16%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 2.38mg 15%
Calories 382kcal 112kcal 14%
Potassium 224mg 591mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.372mg 0.283mg 7%
Fats 4.25g 0.2g 6%
Folate 42µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.073mg 0.025mg 4%
Calcium 14mg 43mg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Fiber 3.5g 4.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.536g 0.041g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.924g 0.016g 2%
Net carbs 71.62g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.17mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.354mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.473mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.144mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.319mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.675mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.584mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.257mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.044g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.549g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 4% 75% 9%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 4.25 g
Carbs: 75.12 g
Water: 8.67 g
Other: 1.21 g
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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 +616.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2025%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.9%
Contains more WaterWater +714.8%
~equal in Other ~1.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 23% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.536 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.924 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.618 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 +5675%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3054.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.4%

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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. Millet flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172023/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.