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Savoy cabbage vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between savoy cabbage and taro

  • Savoy cabbage has more vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, taro has more vitamin E, copper, potassium, manganese, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Savoy cabbage's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 56% more.
  • Savoy cabbage has 13 times more vitamin A than taro. Savoy cabbage has 1000IU of vitamin A, while taro has 76IU.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index than savoy cabbage.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Cabbage, savoy, 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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Taro
Taro
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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 ZincZinc +17.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +157%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +177.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -60.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +112.8%

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Taro
Taro
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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 +588.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +6780%
Contains more FolateFolate +263.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +48.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +40.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Savoy cabbage Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin K 68.8µg 1µg 57%
Vitamin C 31mg 4.5mg 29%
Folate 80µg 22µg 15%
Vitamin E 0.17mg 2.38mg 15%
Copper 0.062mg 0.172mg 12%
Potassium 230mg 591mg 11%
Manganese 0.18mg 0.383mg 9%
Carbs 6.1g 26.46g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.283mg 7%
Phosphorus 42mg 84mg 6%
Vitamin A 50µg 4µg 5%
Calories 27kcal 112kcal 4%
Fiber 3.1g 4.1g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.187mg 0.303mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.3mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.095mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 0.55mg 2%
Sodium 28mg 11mg 1%
Protein 2g 1.5g 1%
Calcium 35mg 43mg 1%
Magnesium 28mg 33mg 1%
Choline 12.3mg 17.3mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 2.27g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.23mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.049g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.101mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.103mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.094mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.064mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.085mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.041mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Taro
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 ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more WaterWater +28.8%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +333.8%
Contains more OtherOther +50%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 g
Taro
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.4%

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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.