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Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between taro, shoots, cooked, with salt and carrots

  • Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt has more vitamin C and copper; however, carrots have more vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for carrots is 333% higher.
  • Carrots have 3 times less sodium than taro, shoots, cooked, with salt. Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt has 238mg of sodium, while carrots have 69mg.

Food types used in this article are Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt and Carrots, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 4.2% 30% 15% 31% 15% 11% 31% 17% 5.5%
Carrot
Carrot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +36.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +125%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +900%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +135.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +34.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71%
~equal in Potassium ~320mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.143mg

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 63% 1% 0% 0% 9.5% 12% 15% 4.6% 26% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Carrot
Carrot
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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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +220.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +27733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +73.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +259.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.058mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 3µg 835µg 92%
Vitamin C 18.9mg 5.9mg 14%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Sodium 238mg 69mg 7%
Copper 0.094mg 0.045mg 5%
Folate 3µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.076mg 0.273mg 4%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.24mg 3%
Selenium 1µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.066mg 2%
Calcium 14mg 33mg 2%
Carbs 3.19g 9.58g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.138mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.81mg 0.983mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.117g 1%
Calories 14kcal 41kcal 1%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.143mg 1%
Iron 0.41mg 0.3mg 1%
Phosphorus 26mg 35mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 12mg 1%
Potassium 344mg 320mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Protein 0.73g 0.93g 0%
Fats 0.08g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 3.19g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.058mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.014g 0%
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.04mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 0.73 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 3.19 g
Water: 95.3 g
Other: 0.7 g
Carrot
Carrot
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10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.4%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +200.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.1%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.033 g
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254.5%

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, shoots, cooked, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170135/nutrients
  2. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.