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Summer squash vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are summer squash and taro different?

  • Summer squash is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B2; however, taro is richer in vitamin E, copper, fiber, potassium, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for taro is 15% higher.
  • Summer squash contains 6 times more vitamin B2 than taro. While summer squash contains 0.142mg of vitamin B2, taro contains only 0.025mg.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than taro (54).

Squash, summer, all varieties, raw and Taro, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
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 +26.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +94.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125.6%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +121.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +118.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
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 +277.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +468%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1883.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +97.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +29.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +158.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Summer squash Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.12mg 2.38mg 15%
Vitamin C 17mg 4.5mg 14%
Copper 0.051mg 0.172mg 13%
Fiber 1.1g 4.1g 12%
Potassium 262mg 591mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.025mg 9%
Manganese 0.175mg 0.383mg 9%
Carbs 3.35g 26.46g 8%
Phosphorus 38mg 84mg 7%
Calories 16kcal 112kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.283mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.048mg 0.095mg 4%
Magnesium 17mg 33mg 4%
Iron 0.35mg 0.55mg 3%
Calcium 15mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.303mg 3%
Folate 29µg 22µg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 17.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 3µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.487mg 0.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.29mg 0.23mg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Protein 1.21g 1.5g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 10µg 4µg 1%
Fats 0.18g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 2.25g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 2.2g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.044g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.089g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 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 WaterWater +34%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24%
Contains more FatsFats +11.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +689.9%
Contains more OtherOther +93.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 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
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.016g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.083g

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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. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/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.