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Minestrone vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are minestrone and taro different?

  • Minestrone is richer in vitamin A, while taro is higher in vitamin B6, fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, and vitamin B1.
  • Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 19% more than minestrone.
  • Minestrone contains 23 times more sodium than taro. Minestrone contains 254mg of sodium, while taro contains 11mg.

Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water 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 2.1% 4.2% 11% 14% 17% 8.5% 9.9% 33% 20% 0%
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 ZincZinc +34.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +354.6%
Contains more IronIron +44.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +152%

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 1.7% 16% 0% 0% 5.5% 4.2% 7.3% 8.4% 9.5% 0% 0% 11% 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 AVitamin A +1125%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +331.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +590.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Minestrone Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.283mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 0.4g 4.1g 15%
Potassium 130mg 591mg 14%
Copper 0.051mg 0.172mg 13%
Sodium 254mg 11mg 11%
Manganese 0.152mg 0.383mg 10%
Phosphorus 23mg 84mg 9%
Carbs 4.66g 26.46g 7%
Magnesium 3mg 33mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.022mg 0.095mg 6%
Vitamin A 49µg 4µg 5%
Calories 34kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 4.5mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.303mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 43mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.46g 0.083g 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Folate 15µg 22µg 2%
Iron 0.38mg 0.55mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.23g 0.041g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.391mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.018mg 0.025mg 1%
Protein 1.77g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.31mg 0.23mg 1%
Fats 1.04g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 4.26g 22.36g N/A
Cholesterol 1mg 0mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.043mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.098mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.076mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.074mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 91%
Protein: 1.77 g
Fats: 1.04 g
Carbs: 4.66 g
Water: 91.33 g
Other: 1.2 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 +18%
Contains more FatsFats +420%
Contains more WaterWater +29.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +467.8%
~equal in Other ~1.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 30% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1712.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +454.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.2%

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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. Minestrone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172913/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.