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Taro vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taro and glutinous rice

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin E, copper, fiber, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B1, and manganese; however, glutinous rice is higher in selenium.
  • Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 20% more than glutinous rice.
  • Taro has 60 times more vitamin E than glutinous rice. While taro has 2.38mg of vitamin E, glutinous rice has only 0.04mg.
  • The glycemic index of glutinous rice is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Taro, raw and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked.

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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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +560%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5810%
Contains more IronIron +292.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +251%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +950%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +46.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -54.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +700%

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 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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5850%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +92.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +988.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +723.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.026mg 20%
Potassium 591mg 10mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.04mg 16%
Copper 0.172mg 0.049mg 14%
Fiber 4.1g 1g 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 8mg 11%
Selenium 0.7µg 5.6µg 9%
Magnesium 33mg 5mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.02mg 6%
Iron 0.55mg 0.14mg 5%
Folate 22µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0mg 5%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.262mg 5%
Calcium 43mg 2mg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 2.1mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.29mg 2%
Carbs 26.46g 21.09g 2%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.41mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.215mg 2%
Vitamin K 1µg 0µg 1%
Calories 112kcal 97kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.013mg 1%
Protein 1.5g 2.02g 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.19g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.05g N/A
Sodium 11mg 5mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.07g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.069g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +25.5%
Contains more OtherOther +1614.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +34.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.19g
~equal in Water ~76.63g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +337.5%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.039g

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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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.