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Radicchio vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between radicchio and taro

  • Radicchio has more vitamin K, copper, and folate; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6, fiber, manganese, potassium, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
  • Radicchio covers your daily vitamin K needs 212% more than taro.
  • Taro has 3 times less folate than radicchio. Radicchio has 60µg of folate, while taro has 22µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Radicchio, raw 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 9.3% 5.7% 27% 21% 114% 17% 17% 2.9% 18% 4.9%
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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 CopperCopper +98.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +153.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +177.5%
~equal in Iron ~0.55mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 27% 0% 0.33% 45% 4% 6.5% 4.8% 16% 13% 0% 638% 45%
Taro
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25420%
Contains more FolateFolate +172.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +396.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~2.38mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Radicchio Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 255.2µg 1µg 212%
Copper 0.341mg 0.172mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.057mg 0.283mg 17%
Fiber 0.9g 4.1g 13%
Manganese 0.138mg 0.383mg 11%
Folate 60µg 22µg 10%
Potassium 302mg 591mg 9%
Carbs 4.48g 26.46g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.016mg 0.095mg 7%
Phosphorus 40mg 84mg 6%
Magnesium 13mg 33mg 5%
Calories 23kcal 112kcal 4%
Vitamin C 8mg 4.5mg 4%
Zinc 0.62mg 0.23mg 4%
Calcium 19mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.255mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin E 2.26mg 2.38mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.269mg 0.303mg 1%
Choline 10.9mg 17.3mg 1%
Protein 1.43g 1.5g 0%
Protein per 100 calories 6.2g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 161kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 435g 89g N/A
Fats 0.25g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.58g 22.36g N/A
Iron 0.57mg 0.55mg 0%
Sugar 0.6g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 22mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.028mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.06g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.11g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.085mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.062mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.065mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 93%
Protein: 1.43 g
Fats: 0.25 g
Carbs: 4.48 g
Water: 93.14 g
Other: 0.7 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 +25%
Contains more WaterWater +31.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +490.6%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
~equal in Protein ~1.5g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 6% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%

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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. Radicchio - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168564/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.