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Pimiento vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pimiento and taro

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and iron, while taro has more copper, potassium, manganese, vitamin E, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B1.
  • Pimiento's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 89% higher.
  • Taro contains 35 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while taro contains 76IU.

The food types used in this comparison are Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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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 +205.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +274.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +251%
Contains more ZincZinc +21.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +394.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +316.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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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 +1786.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +730%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +244.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +458.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2930%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +31.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +266.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +174.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 4.5mg 89%
Vitamin A 133µg 4µg 14%
Iron 1.68mg 0.55mg 14%
Copper 0.049mg 0.172mg 14%
Potassium 158mg 591mg 13%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.383mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 2.38mg 11%
Phosphorus 17mg 84mg 10%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.095mg 7%
Carbs 5.1g 26.46g 7%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 1µg 6%
Magnesium 6mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0.303mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.283mg 5%
Folate 6µg 22µg 4%
Calories 23kcal 112kcal 4%
Calcium 6mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.025mg 3%
Choline 6.3mg 17.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 0.083g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 1.1g 1.5g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.2g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.19mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 14mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 0.6mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.045g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +31.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +36.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +418.8%
Contains more OtherOther +200%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 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 +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +94%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.