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Taro vs. Cumin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taro and cumin

  • Taro has less iron, manganese, calcium, magnesium, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, zinc, potassium, and fiber.
  • Cumin's daily need coverage for iron is 823% more.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index than cumin.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taro, raw and Spices, cumin seed.

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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
1
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%
Cumin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 261% 279% 158% 2489% 289% 131% 214% 22% 435% 28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1009.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2065.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +202.5%
Contains more IronIron +11965.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +404.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1987%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +494%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +770.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +642.9%

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
2
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%
Cumin
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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 26% 21% 67% 0% 157% 75% 86% 0% 100% 0% 14% 7.5% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +71.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +39.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +561.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1208%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +663.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +53.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +440%
Contains more CholineCholine +42.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Cumin DV% diff.
Iron 0.55mg 66.36mg 823%
Manganese 0.383mg 3.333mg 128%
Calcium 43mg 931mg 89%
Magnesium 33mg 366mg 79%
Copper 0.172mg 0.867mg 77%
Phosphorus 84mg 499mg 59%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.628mg 44%
Zinc 0.23mg 4.8mg 42%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 14.04g 35%
Potassium 591mg 1788mg 35%
Fats 0.2g 22.27g 34%
Protein 1.5g 17.81g 33%
Fiber 4.1g 10.5g 26%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 4.579mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.327mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 3.279g 21%
Calories 112kcal 375kcal 13%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.435mg 12%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.2µg 8%
Saturated fat 0.041g 1.535g 7%
Sodium 11mg 168mg 7%
Vitamin A 4µg 64µg 7%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 3.33mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 6%
Carbs 26.46g 44.24g 6%
Vitamin K 1µg 5.4µg 4%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 7.7mg 4%
Folate 22µg 10µg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 24.7mg 1%
Net carbs 22.36g 33.74g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 2.25g N/A
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 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
Cumin
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18% 22% 44% 8% 8%
Protein: 17.81 g
Fats: 22.27 g
Carbs: 44.24 g
Water: 8.06 g
Other: 7.62 g
Contains more WaterWater +776.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1087.3%
Contains more FatsFats +11035%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +67.2%
Contains more OtherOther +535%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
1
29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Cumin
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8% 74% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.535 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 14.04 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.279 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +87650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3850.6%

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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. Cumin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170923/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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