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Passion fruit vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are passion fruit and taro different?

  • Passion fruit is higher in vitamin C, fiber, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B2; however, taro is richer in vitamin E, vitamin B6, copper, vitamin B1, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for passion fruit is 28% higher.
  • Passion fruit contains 17 times more vitamin A than taro. While passion fruit contains 1272IU of vitamin A, taro contains only 76IU.
  • Passion fruit has a lower glycemic index (16) than taro (54).

Passion-fruit, (granadilla), purple, raw and Taro, raw are the varieties 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 21% 3.6% 31% 60% 29% 2.7% 29% 3.7% 0% 3.3%
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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 IronIron +190.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +100%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%

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 100% 21% 0.4% 0% 0% 30% 28% 0% 23% 0% 1.8% 11% 4.1%
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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 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +183%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +42.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +127.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Passion fruit Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin C 30mg 4.5mg 28%
Fiber 10.4g 4.1g 25%
Manganese 0.383mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.02mg 2.38mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.283mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 0.55mg 13%
Copper 0.086mg 0.172mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.025mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.095mg 8%
Potassium 348mg 591mg 7%
Vitamin A 64µg 4µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.5mg 0.6mg 6%
Calcium 12mg 43mg 3%
Folate 14µg 22µg 2%
Choline 7.6mg 17.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 68mg 84mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.411g 0.083g 2%
Protein 2.2g 1.5g 1%
Calories 97kcal 112kcal 1%
Fats 0.7g 0.2g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.23mg 1%
Magnesium 29mg 33mg 1%
Sodium 28mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 23.38g 26.46g 1%
Net carbs 12.98g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 11.2g 0.4g N/A
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.059g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.086g 0.016g 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
2% 23% 73%
Protein: 2.2 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 23.38 g
Water: 72.93 g
Other: 0.79 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 +46.7%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.2%
Contains more OtherOther +51.9%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 15% 74%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.059 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.086 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.411 g
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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 +437.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +395.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.5%

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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. Passion fruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169108/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.