Red cabbage vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between red cabbage and taro

Red cabbage has more vitamin C, vitamin K, and vitamin A; however, taro is richer in copper, vitamin E, potassium, fiber, phosphorus, manganese, and vitamin B6.
Red cabbage covers your daily vitamin C needs 58% more than taro.
Taro has 38 times less vitamin K than red cabbage. Red cabbage has 38.2µg of vitamin K, while taro has 1µg.
Taro has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of taro is 54, while the glycemic index of red cabbage is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cabbage, red, 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.

Red cabbage

Taro

Contains more IronIron

+45.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+106.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+143.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+911.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+180%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-59.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.7%

~equal in Calcium ~43mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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.

Red cabbage

Taro

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1166.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+176%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+3720%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2063.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+43.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~17.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin C	57mg	4.5mg	58%
Vitamin K	38.2µg	1µg	31%
Copper	0.017mg	0.172mg	17%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	2.38mg	15%
Potassium	243mg	591mg	10%
Fiber	2.1g	4.1g	8%
Phosphorus	30mg	84mg	8%
Vitamin A	56µg	4µg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.209mg	0.283mg	6%
Carbs	7.37g	26.46g	6%
Manganese	0.243mg	0.383mg	6%
Calories	31kcal	112kcal	4%
Magnesium	16mg	33mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.147mg	0.303mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.025mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.064mg	0.095mg	3%
Iron	0.8mg	0.55mg	3%
Fructose	1.48g		2%
Folate	18µg	22µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.418mg	0.6mg	1%
Sodium	27mg	11mg	1%
Protein	1.43g	1.5g	0%
Fats	0.16g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	5.27g	22.36g	N/A
Calcium	45mg	43mg	0%
Sugar	3.83g	0.4g	N/A
Zinc	0.22mg	0.23mg	0%
Selenium	0.6µg	0.7µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.021g	0.041g	0%
Choline	17.1mg	17.3mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.012g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.08g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan	0.012mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.039mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.034mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.046mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.049mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.014mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.036mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.048mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.024mg	0.034mg	0%