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Taro vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between taro and pilaf

  • Taro has more vitamin E, potassium, and fiber; however, pilaf is richer in selenium, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, and manganese.
  • Pilaf covers your daily selenium needs 58% more than taro.
  • Pilaf has 60 times less vitamin E than taro. Taro has 2.38mg of vitamin E, while pilaf has 0.04mg.
  • Taro contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Taro, raw and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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
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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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +214.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +93%
Contains more IronIron +343.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +339.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +130.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4528.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~32mg
~equal in Copper ~0.166mg

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +5850%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +534.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +248%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +921.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +136%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +863.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.1mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~4µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~17.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Pilaf DV% diff.
Selenium 0.7µg 32.4µg 58%
Sodium 11mg 1303mg 56%
Folate 22µg 212µg 48%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.603mg 42%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 6.127mg 35%
Starch 71.23g 29%
Iron 0.55mg 2.44mg 24%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.882mg 22%
Protein 1.5g 10.42g 18%
Carbs 26.46g 76.31g 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.04mg 16%
Calories 112kcal 359kcal 12%
Fiber 4.1g 1.2g 12%
Potassium 591mg 188mg 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 154mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.4mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.715mg 8%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.01mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.087mg 5%
Calcium 43mg 83mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.377g 2%
Fats 0.2g 1.37g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.373g 1%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.307g 1%
Copper 0.172mg 0.166mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.02µg 1%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 4.1mg 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 75.11g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Magnesium 33mg 32mg 0%
Sugar 0.4g 1.53g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin K 1µg 0.5µg 0%
Choline 17.3mg 17.5mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.15mg 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more WaterWater +778.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +594.7%
Contains more FatsFats +585%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +188.4%
Contains more OtherOther +221.7%

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
Pilaf
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2231.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +354.2%

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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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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