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Taro vs. Pickled cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and pickled cucumber different?

  • Taro is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, vitamin E, fiber, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B1; however, pickled cucumber is richer in vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pickled cucumber is 52% higher.
  • Taro has less sodium.
  • Pickled cucumber has a lower glycemic index (32) than taro (54).

Taro, raw and Pickles, cucumber, sour 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 2.9% 0% 2% 15% 28% 0.55% 6% 158% 1.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +725%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2469.6%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1050%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3381.8%
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
9
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 3.3% 3.3% 1.8% 0% 0% 2.3% 0% 2.3% 2.1% 0% 118% 0.75% 2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +350%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +697.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3044.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2100%
Contains more CholineCholine +380.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Pickled cucumber DV% diff.
Sodium 11mg 1208mg 52%
Vitamin K 1µg 47µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.009mg 21%
Potassium 591mg 23mg 17%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.011mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.09mg 15%
Fiber 4.1g 1.2g 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 14mg 10%
Copper 0.172mg 0.085mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0mg 8%
Carbs 26.46g 2.26g 8%
Magnesium 33mg 4mg 7%
Folate 22µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.038mg 5%
Calories 112kcal 11kcal 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 1mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 17.3mg 3.6mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.33g 2%
Iron 0.55mg 0.4mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.01mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 10µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 1.06g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 1.06g N/A
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.052g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.003g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.081g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.003mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.009mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.01mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.014mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.014mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.009mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.011mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.005mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
2
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
2% 94% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 94.08 g
Other: 3.13 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +354.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1070.8%
Contains more WaterWater +33.2%
Contains more OtherOther +160.8%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
3
29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
38% 2% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.081 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +433.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.081g

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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. Pickled cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169379/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.