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Taro vs. Broad beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taro and broad beans?

  • Taro is higher in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and manganese; however, broad beans are richer in vitamin C, iron, and folate.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 20% more.
  • Broad beans contain 3 times less potassium than taro. Taro contains 591mg of potassium, while broad beans contain 193mg.
  • Taro has a lower glycemic index (54) than broad beans (79).

We used Taro, raw and Broadbeans, immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 5.4% 17% 56% 20% 13% 31% 5.3% 34% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +206.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +186.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.7%
Contains more IronIron +172.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +42.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

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.
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
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 66% 4.7% 0% 0% 32% 21% 23% 4% 6.7% 0% 0% 44%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +359.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +875.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +340%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +163.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Broad beans DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.029mg 20%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 19.8mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Potassium 591mg 193mg 12%
Iron 0.55mg 1.5mg 12%
Copper 0.172mg 0.06mg 12%
Folate 22µg 58µg 9%
Protein 1.5g 4.8g 7%
Carbs 26.46g 10.1g 5%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.261mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.066mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.2mg 4%
Calories 112kcal 62kcal 3%
Calcium 43mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.128mg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Fiber 4.1g 3.6g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.47mg 2%
Phosphorus 84mg 73mg 2%
Sodium 11mg 41mg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 14µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.303g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 6.5g N/A
Magnesium 33mg 31mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.142g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.02g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.178mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.37mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.313mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.037mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.195mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.235mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.115mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
5% 10% 84%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 10.1 g
Water: 83.7 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +162%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +220%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more WaterWater +18.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.303 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +265.1%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/nutrients
  2. Broad beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170378/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.