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Tapioca vs. Carob — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tapioca and carob

  • The amount of zinc, calcium, copper, iron, fiber, potassium, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and phosphorus in carob is higher than in tapioca.
  • Carob covers your daily saturated fat needs 140% more than tapioca.
  • Tapioca contains less saturated fat.
  • Tapioca has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tapioca is 78, while the glycemic index of carob is 39.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk and Candies, carob, unsweetened.

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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% 32% 12% 2.3% 4% 9.5% 35% 16% 0.91% 11%
Carob
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 91% 56% 48% 61% 96% 54% 14% 18% 28%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +188.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +375.9%
Contains more IronIron +2050%
Contains more CopperCopper +1425%
Contains more ZincZinc +908.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +160%

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 2.3% 16% 0% 14% 7.5% 33% 1.4% 17% 7.6% 31% 0% 3% 0%
Carob
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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 1.7% 0.33% 31% 0% 25% 41% 20% 45% 30% 35% 19% 16% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4600%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +170.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12%
Contains more FolateFolate +425%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tapioca Carob DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.991g 29.018g 127%
Fats 1.67g 31.36g 46%
Zinc 0.35mg 3.53mg 29%
Calories 105kcal 540kcal 22%
Calcium 105mg 303mg 20%
Copper 0.012mg 0.183mg 19%
Iron 0.06mg 1.29mg 15%
Potassium 133mg 633mg 15%
Fiber 0g 3.8g 15%
Carbs 19.56g 56.29g 12%
Protein 2.88g 8.15g 11%
Vitamin E 1.57mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.277mg 0.75mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.033mg 0.13mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.075mg 1.04mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.1mg 6%
Vitamin K 7.7µg 6%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.14mg 6%
Selenium 2µg 5.2µg 6%
Magnesium 12mg 36mg 6%
Phosphorus 82mg 126mg 6%
Vitamin A 47µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin D 0.9µg 0µg 5%
Folate 4µg 21µg 4%
Vitamin D 34IU 0IU 4%
Choline 19mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.143mg 0.178mg 3%
Cholesterol 6mg 1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.061g 0.295g 2%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0.28µg 1%
Sodium 121mg 107mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 19.56g 52.49g N/A
Sugar 34.11g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.452g 0.483g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.13mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.173mg 0%
Leucine 0.282mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.073mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.139mg 0%
Valine 0.192mg 0%
Histidine 0.078mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 2% 20% 75%
Protein: 2.88 g
Fats: 1.67 g
Carbs: 19.56 g
Water: 75.01 g
Other: 0.88 g
Carob
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8% 31% 56% 3%
Protein: 8.15 g
Fats: 31.36 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 1.54 g
Other: 2.66 g
Contains more WaterWater +4770.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +183%
Contains more FatsFats +1777.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +187.8%
Contains more OtherOther +202.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.991 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.452 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.061 g
Carob
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97%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.483 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.295 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +383.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.483g

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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. Tapioca - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169612/nutrients
  2. Carob - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167973/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.