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

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

  • Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt contains less manganese and folate than cassava.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cassava is 11% higher.
  • Cassava has 17 times less sodium than taro, shoots, cooked, with salt. Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt has 238mg of sodium, while cassava has 14mg.

Food types used in this article are Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt and Cassava, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 24% 10% 33% 9.3% 12% 1.8% 50% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.9%
Contains more IronIron +51.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +162.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +195.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.1mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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%
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 69% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 22% 11% 16% 6.4% 20% 0% 4.8% 20% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +128.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +800%
~equal in Vitamin C ~20.6mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.048mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.854mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt Cassava DV% diff.
Carbs 3.19g 38.06g 12%
Manganese 0.13mg 0.384mg 11%
Sodium 238mg 14mg 10%
Calories 14kcal 160kcal 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Folate 3µg 27µg 6%
Choline 23.7mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.038mg 0.087mg 4%
Magnesium 8mg 21mg 3%
Potassium 344mg 271mg 2%
Vitamin C 18.9mg 20.6mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Iron 0.41mg 0.27mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.112mg 0.088mg 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.34mg 2%
Copper 0.094mg 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Selenium 1µg 0.7µg 1%
Protein 0.73g 1.36g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.076mg 0.107mg 1%
Fats 0.08g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 3.19g 36.26g N/A
Calcium 14mg 16mg 0%
Sugar 1.7g N/A
Phosphorus 26mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin A 3µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.053mg 0.048mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.81mg 0.854mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.016g 0.074g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.075g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.033g 0.048g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.027mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.044mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.026mg 0%
Valine 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 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
38% 60%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 38.06 g
Water: 59.68 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +59.7%
Contains more OtherOther +12.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +86.3%
Contains more FatsFats +250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1093.1%

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
38% 38% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.074 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.075 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.5%

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. Cassava - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169985/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.