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Taro vs. Chicory — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and chicory different?

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium than chicory.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for taro is 19% higher.
  • Taro contains 4 times more manganese than chicory. While taro contains 0.383mg of manganese, chicory contains only 0.1mg.
  • Chicory has a lower glycemic index (0) than taro (54).

Taro, raw and Chicory, witloof, raw 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
Taro
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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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.1%
Contains more IronIron +129.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.8%

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
Taro
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +573.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +68.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.027mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Chicory DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.042mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Copper 0.172mg 0.051mg 13%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.1mg 12%
Potassium 591mg 211mg 11%
Phosphorus 84mg 26mg 8%
Carbs 26.46g 4g 7%
Calories 112kcal 17kcal 5%
Magnesium 33mg 10mg 5%
Iron 0.55mg 0.24mg 4%
Fiber 4.1g 3.1g 4%
Folate 22µg 37µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.062mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.16mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.145mg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 2.8mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 19mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.9g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.16mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 5.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 747kcal 189kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 89g 588g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 0.9g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.027mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.024g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.002g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.044g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.016mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.039mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.035mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.005mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.022mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.041mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.015mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.5%
Contains more OtherOther +150%
Contains more WaterWater +33.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
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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
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.5%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.