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Taro vs. Carbonated water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and carbonated water different?

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, fiber, vitamin E, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and iron than carbonated water.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for taro is 22% higher.
  • Carbonated water has a lower glycemic index (0) than taro (54).

Taro, raw and Beverages, carbonated, club soda are the varieties used 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.
Taro
10
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 0.71% 1.5% 0.18% 0.38% 2% 2.7% 0% 2.7% 0.13% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29450%
Contains more IronIron +5400%
Contains more CopperCopper +2766.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +130%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Taro
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Carbonated water DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0mg 22%
Copper 0.172mg 0.006mg 18%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.001mg 17%
Potassium 591mg 2mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0g 16%
Phosphorus 84mg 0mg 12%
Carbs 26.46g 0g 9%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0mg 8%
Magnesium 33mg 1mg 8%
Iron 0.55mg 0.01mg 7%
Folate 22µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0mg 6%
Calories 112kcal 0kcal 6%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 5mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 0mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0g 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 0µg 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0g N/A
Sodium 11mg 21mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
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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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +1100%
Contains more WaterWater +41.4%

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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. Carbonated water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174842/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.