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Pea soup vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pea soup and taro?

  • Pea soup is higher in selenium; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, fiber, manganese, phosphorus, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% more.
  • Taro contains 31 times less sodium than pea soup. Pea soup contains 336mg of sodium, while taro contains 11mg.
  • Taro has a lower glycemic index (54) than pea soup (66).

We used Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water and Taro, raw types 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 11% 3.6% 6.3% 27% 49% 17% 20% 44% 32% 20%
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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 +32.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +178.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +414.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +258.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +732.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.3%

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 2% 1% 1.8% 0% 10% 5.8% 8.7% 2.9% 4.6% 0% 0.5% 0.75% 7.2%
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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 +650%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +518.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1315%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +400%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pea soup Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.02mg 0.283mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 2.38mg 15%
Potassium 71mg 591mg 15%
Sodium 336mg 11mg 14%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Carbs 9.88g 26.46g 6%
Manganese 0.245mg 0.383mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.095mg 5%
Folate 1µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.303mg 5%
Selenium 3.6µg 0.7µg 5%
Phosphorus 47mg 84mg 5%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 4.5mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 33mg 4%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.23mg 4%
Protein 3.2g 1.5g 3%
Calories 61kcal 112kcal 3%
Calcium 12mg 43mg 3%
Copper 0.146mg 0.172mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.524g 0.041g 2%
Iron 0.73mg 0.55mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.372g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.462mg 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1µg 1%
Fats 1.09g 0.2g 1%
Choline 13.2mg 17.3mg 1%
Net carbs 7.98g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 3.19g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.025mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.142g 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
3% 10% 85%
Protein: 3.2 g
Fats: 1.09 g
Carbs: 9.88 g
Water: 84.55 g
Other: 1.28 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 +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +445%
Contains more WaterWater +19.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +167.8%
~equal in Other ~1.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 36% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.524 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.372 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.142 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 +2225%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.2%

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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. Pea soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174561/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.