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Taro, tahitian, raw vs. Sweet potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taro, tahitian, raw and sweet potato

  • Taro, tahitian, raw has more vitamin C, vitamin B2, calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium; however, sweet potato has more vitamin A, vitamin B5, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Sweet potato's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 243% more.
  • Taro, tahitian, raw has 40 times more vitamin C than sweet potato. Taro, tahitian, raw has 96mg of vitamin C, while sweet potato has 2.4mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taro, tahitian, raw and Sweet potato, raw, unprepared.

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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 34% 39% 53% 49% 24% 2.5% 19% 6.5% 20% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 9% 30% 23% 50% 8.2% 20% 7.2% 34% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +88%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +79.8%
Contains more IronIron +113.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +112.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +64.3%
~equal in Phosphorus ~47mg
~equal in Sodium ~55mg

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 320% 34% 0% 0% 16% 56% 19% 7.4% 27% 0% 0% 6.8% 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 8% 236% 5.2% 0% 20% 14% 10% 48% 48% 0% 4.5% 8.3% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +595.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +545.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +22.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro, tahitian, raw Sweet potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 96mg 2.4mg 104%
Vitamin A 102µg 709µg 67%
Vitamin B2 0.244mg 0.061mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.124mg 0.8mg 14%
Fiber 3g 12%
Calcium 129mg 30mg 10%
Copper 0.071mg 0.151mg 9%
Iron 1.3mg 0.61mg 9%
Potassium 606mg 337mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.116mg 0.209mg 7%
Starch 12.65g 5%
Magnesium 47mg 25mg 5%
Carbs 6.91g 20.12g 4%
Manganese 0.157mg 0.258mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.995mg 0.557mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.4g 0.014g 3%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Zinc 0.09mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.26mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 2%
Protein 2.79g 1.57g 2%
Calories 44kcal 86kcal 2%
Folate 9µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.197g 0.018g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.078mg 1%
Fructose 0.7g 1%
Fats 0.97g 0.05g 1%
Net carbs 6.91g 17.12g N/A
Sugar 4.18g N/A
Phosphorus 45mg 47mg 0%
Sodium 50mg 55mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.6µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.078g 0.001g 0%
Tryptophan 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 0.083mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.055mg 0%
Leucine 0.092mg 0%
Lysine 0.066mg 0%
Methionine 0.029mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.089mg 0%
Valine 0.086mg 0%
Histidine 0.031mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 7% 88%
Protein: 2.79 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 6.91 g
Water: 87.96 g
Other: 1.37 g
20% 77%
Protein: 1.57 g
Fats: 0.05 g
Carbs: 20.12 g
Water: 77.28 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1840%
Contains more WaterWater +13.8%
Contains more OtherOther +39.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 12% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.078 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
55% 3% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.018 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.001 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.014 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2757.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.9%

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, raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169310/nutrients
  2. Sweet potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168482/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.