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Taro leaves vs. Garden rhubarb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taro leaves and garden rhubarb?

  • Taro leaves are richer than garden rhubarb in vitamin A, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, copper, iron, manganese, vitamin B1, and vitamin E.
  • Taro leaves' daily need coverage for vitamin A is 94% more.
  • Taro leaves have 18 times more folate than garden rhubarb. While taro leaves have 126µg of folate, garden rhubarb has only 7µg.

We used Taro leaves, raw and Rhubarb, raw types 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 32% 32% 57% 84% 90% 11% 26% 0.39% 93% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 26% 25% 8.3% 7% 2.7% 6% 0.52% 26% 6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +275%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more IronIron +922.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1185.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +310%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +328.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +264.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%

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 173% 80% 40% 0% 52% 105% 28% 5% 34% 0% 272% 95% 7%
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 27% 1.7% 5.4% 0% 5% 6.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.5% 0% 73% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +550%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4720%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +648.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +945%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1420%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +404.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +508.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +270.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1700%
Contains more CholineCholine +109.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.085mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro leaves Garden rhubarb DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 29.3µg 66%
Vitamin C 52mg 8mg 49%
Vitamin B2 0.456mg 0.03mg 33%
Folate 126µg 7µg 30%
Copper 0.27mg 0.021mg 28%
Vitamin A 241µg 5µg 26%
Iron 2.25mg 0.22mg 25%
Manganese 0.714mg 0.196mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.209mg 0.02mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.02mg 0.27mg 12%
Potassium 648mg 288mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.146mg 0.024mg 9%
Fiber 3.7g 1.8g 8%
Magnesium 45mg 12mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.513mg 0.3mg 8%
Protein 4.98g 0.9g 8%
Phosphorus 60mg 14mg 7%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.1mg 3%
Calcium 107mg 86mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 6.1mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.307g 0.099g 1%
Calories 42kcal 21kcal 1%
Fats 0.74g 0.2g 1%
Carbs 6.7g 4.54g 1%
Net carbs 3g 2.74g N/A
Sugar 3.01g 1.1g N/A
Sodium 3mg 4mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 1.1µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 0.085mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.151g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.06g 0.039g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.26mg 0%
Leucine 0.392mg 0%
Lysine 0.246mg 0%
Methionine 0.079mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.256mg 0%
Histidine 0.114mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 4.98 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 6.7 g
Water: 85.66 g
Other: 1.92 g
5% 94%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 4.54 g
Water: 93.61 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +453.3%
Contains more FatsFats +270%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.6%
Contains more OtherOther +156%
~equal in Water ~93.61g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 12% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.307 g
28% 20% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.099 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.9%

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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. Taro leaves - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168487/nutrients
  2. Garden rhubarb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167758/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.