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Taro vs. Juice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and juice different?

  • Taro is richer in copper, manganese, potassium, vitamin E, and fiber, while juice is higher in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and vitamin C.
  • Juice covers your daily need for vitamin B2, 31% more than taro.
  • Taro contains 119 times more vitamin E than juice. Taro contains 2.38mg of vitamin E, while juice contains 0.02mg.

Taro, raw and Beverages, Orange juice drink types were 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
9
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%
Juice
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.1% 0.6% 3.7% 4.1% 6% 0.55% 1.7% 0.26% 0.91% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1307.1%
Contains more IronIron +400%
Contains more CopperCopper +855.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2000%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5371.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
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
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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%
Juice
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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 50% 0.67% 0.4% 0% 95% 99% 94% 3.6% 115% 0% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +11800%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +405%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1620%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Juice DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.43mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 5mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.38mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.5mg 17%
Copper 0.172mg 0.018mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.02mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0.2g 16%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.007mg 16%
Potassium 591mg 42mg 16%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 15mg 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 4mg 11%
Magnesium 33mg 3mg 7%
Iron 0.55mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.06mg 5%
Folate 22µg 4µg 5%
Calcium 43mg 2mg 4%
Carbs 26.46g 13.41g 4%
Protein 1.5g 0.2g 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Calories 112kcal 54kcal 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.02mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 0µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 13.21g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 9.36g N/A
Sodium 11mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 2µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.01g 0%
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
Juice
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13% 86%
Protein: 0.2 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 13.41 g
Water: 86.2 g
Other: 0.19 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +650%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.3%
Contains more OtherOther +531.6%
Contains more WaterWater +22%

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
Juice
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50% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.01 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +730%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Juice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169044/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.