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Potato pancake vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato pancake and taro

  • Potato pancake has more vitamin C, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2; however, taro is richer in vitamin E.
  • Potato pancake covers your daily sodium needs 33% more than taro.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Potato pancakes 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 26% 9.6% 55% 63% 60% 19% 55% 100% 34% 49%
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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 +203.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +52.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1171.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +34.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~33mg
~equal in Potassium ~591mg
~equal in Copper ~0.172mg

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 92% 11% 4.6% 4.5% 40% 40% 31% 45% 103% 36% 6.8% 31% 40%
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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 +513.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +700%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +592%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +178.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +149.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +170%
Contains more FolateFolate +86.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +328.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +934.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato pancake Taro DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.516g 0.083g 50%
Sodium 764mg 11mg 33%
Cholesterol 95mg 0mg 32%
Vitamin C 27.6mg 4.5mg 26%
Fats 14.76g 0.2g 22%
Selenium 8.9µg 0.7µg 15%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2.38mg 14%
Iron 1.67mg 0.55mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.448mg 0.283mg 13%
Vitamin B12 0.29µg 0µg 12%
Saturated fat 2.496g 0.041g 11%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.025mg 11%
Choline 74.2mg 17.3mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.757mg 0.303mg 9%
Starch 20.88g 9%
Monounsaturated fat 3.73g 0.016g 9%
Protein 6.08g 1.5g 9%
Calories 268kcal 112kcal 8%
Vitamin B3 1.672mg 0.6mg 7%
Phosphorus 128mg 84mg 6%
Folate 41µg 22µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.158mg 0.095mg 5%
Manganese 0.26mg 0.383mg 5%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.23mg 4%
Vitamin A 32µg 4µg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 4.1g 3%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0µg 2%
Copper 0.18mg 0.172mg 1%
Fructose 0.56g 1%
Potassium 622mg 591mg 1%
Vitamin K 2.7µg 1µg 1%
Calcium 32mg 43mg 1%
Magnesium 36mg 33mg 1%
Vitamin D 11IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 24.51g 22.36g N/A
Carbs 27.81g 26.46g 0%
Sugar 1.79g 0.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.24mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.28mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.442mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.389mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.137mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.369mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.141mg 0.034mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.008g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 15% 28% 48% 4%
Protein: 6.08 g
Fats: 14.76 g
Carbs: 27.81 g
Water: 47.77 g
Other: 3.58 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 +305.3%
Contains more FatsFats +7280%
Contains more OtherOther +198.3%
Contains more WaterWater +47.9%
~equal in Carbs ~26.46g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 27% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.496 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.73 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.516 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 +23212.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8955.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%

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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. Potato pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170092/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.