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

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A recap on the differences between taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt and carrots

  • Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt has more vitamin C, iron, calcium, vitamin B2, magnesium, and potassium; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Carrots cover your daily vitamin A needs 299% more than taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt.
  • Carrots contain 6 times less vitamin C than taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt. Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt contains 38mg of vitamin C, while carrots contain 5.9mg.
  • Carrots have less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Taro, tahitian, 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 36% 45% 55% 59% 25% 2.7% 29% 38% 22% 4.4%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +325%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +351.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.7%
Contains more IronIron +420%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.2%

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 127% 29% 0% 0% 11% 46% 9% 7.6% 27% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 +544.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +848.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin A 88µg 835µg 83%
Vitamin C 38mg 5.9mg 36%
Iron 1.56mg 0.3mg 16%
Calcium 149mg 33mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.198mg 0.058mg 11%
Fiber 2.8g 11%
Vitamin K 13.2µg 11%
Sodium 290mg 69mg 10%
Magnesium 51mg 12mg 9%
Potassium 623mg 320mg 9%
Protein 4.16g 0.93g 6%
Phosphorus 67mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.66mg 4%
Folate 7µg 19µg 3%
Copper 0.076mg 0.045mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.126mg 0.273mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.48mg 0.983mg 3%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.117mg 0.138mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.066mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.282g 0.117g 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 0.1µg 1%
Fats 0.68g 0.24g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.24mg 1%
Manganese 0.168mg 0.143mg 1%
Carbs 6.85g 9.58g 1%
Calories 44kcal 41kcal 0%
Net carbs 6.85g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 4.74g N/A
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.055g 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
4% 7% 86% 2%
Protein: 4.16 g
Fats: 0.68 g
Carbs: 6.85 g
Water: 86.46 g
Other: 1.85 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 +347.3%
Contains more FatsFats +183.3%
Contains more OtherOther +92.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +39.9%
~equal in Water ~88.29g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 12% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.055 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.282 g
Carrot
Carrot
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +292.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.4%

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, tahitian, cooked, with salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170136/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.