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Sweet onion vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between sweet onions and taro

  • Sweet onions have less vitamin E, potassium, manganese, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, phosphorus, carbs, and magnesium.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 16% more.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Onions, sweet, raw and Taro, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
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 less SodiumSodium -27.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +396.6%
Contains more IronIron +111.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +207.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +403.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 16% 0% 0% 0.4% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17%
Taro
Taro
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +351.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +209.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +117.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +233.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.5mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet onion Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.02mg 2.38mg 16%
Potassium 119mg 591mg 14%
Fiber 0.9g 4.1g 13%
Copper 0.056mg 0.172mg 13%
Manganese 0.076mg 0.383mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.283mg 12%
Phosphorus 27mg 84mg 8%
Carbs 7.55g 26.46g 6%
Magnesium 9mg 33mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.041mg 0.095mg 5%
Calories 32kcal 112kcal 4%
Iron 0.26mg 0.55mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.098mg 0.303mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.133mg 0.6mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Calcium 20mg 43mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 17.3mg 2%
Protein 0.8g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.5g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 400kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 89g N/A
Fats 0.08g 0.2g 0%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 4.5mg 0%
Net carbs 6.65g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 5.02g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 8mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Folate 23µg 22µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 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 +29.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.5%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +250.5%

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.