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Soba vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between soba and taro

  • Soba has less vitamin B6, copper, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium than taro.
  • Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 19% more than soba.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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.
Soba
0
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Taro
9
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +975%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1588.6%
Contains more IronIron +14.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +2050%
Contains more ZincZinc +91.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +236%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.7%
~equal in Manganese ~0.383mg

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.
Soba
0
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Taro
9
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 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +607.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.095mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Soba Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.283mg 19%
Copper 0.008mg 0.172mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Potassium 35mg 591mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Phosphorus 25mg 84mg 8%
Protein 5.06g 1.5g 7%
Magnesium 9mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Calcium 4mg 43mg 4%
Folate 7µg 22µg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Carbs 21.44g 26.46g 2%
Sodium 60mg 11mg 2%
Calories 99kcal 112kcal 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.235mg 0.303mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.51mg 0.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.12mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Iron 0.48mg 0.55mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 21.44g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Manganese 0.374mg 0.383mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.094mg 0.095mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.019g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.026g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.177mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.195mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.33mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.072mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.217mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.249mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
2
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Taro
3
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 +237.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.4%
Contains more OtherOther +207.7%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Soba
2
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Taro
1
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 -53.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +62.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +167.7%

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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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.

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