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Garden rhubarb vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between garden rhubarb and taro

  • Garden rhubarb is higher in vitamin K, yet taro is higher in vitamin B6, copper, vitamin E, phosphorus, fiber, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B1.
  • Garden rhubarb covers your daily vitamin K needs 24% more than taro.
  • The glycemic index of garden rhubarb is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Rhubarb, 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 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
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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 CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +57.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +175%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +105.2%
Contains more IronIron +150%
Contains more CopperCopper +719%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +95.4%

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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
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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 +77.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2830%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +781.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +256.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1079.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +183.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garden rhubarb Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 1µg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.024mg 0.283mg 20%
Copper 0.021mg 0.172mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 2.38mg 14%
Phosphorus 14mg 84mg 10%
Fiber 1.8g 4.1g 9%
Potassium 288mg 591mg 9%
Manganese 0.196mg 0.383mg 8%
Carbs 4.54g 26.46g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.095mg 6%
Calories 21kcal 112kcal 5%
Magnesium 12mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin C 8mg 4.5mg 4%
Calcium 86mg 43mg 4%
Folate 7µg 22µg 4%
Iron 0.22mg 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.085mg 0.303mg 4%
Choline 6.1mg 17.3mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.6mg 2%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.23mg 1%
Selenium 1.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.9g 1.5g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.74g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 1.1g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 4mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 5µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.039g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.099g 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
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 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 WaterWater +32.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +482.8%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 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 +143.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +19.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.6%

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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. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.