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Taro vs. Rambutan — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and rambutan different?

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, potassium, fiber, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, magnesium, and vitamin B5 than rambutan.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for taro is 20% higher.
  • Taro contains 17 times more vitamin B5 than rambutan. While taro contains 0.303mg of vitamin B5, rambutan contains only 0.018mg.

Taro, raw and Rambutan, canned, syrup pack 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
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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 5% 6.6% 3.7% 13% 22% 2.2% 3.9% 1.4% 45% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +371.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1307.1%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +187.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +833.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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%
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 16% 0% 0% 0% 3.3% 5.1% 25% 1.1% 4.6% 0% 0% 6% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1583.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1315%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~4.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Rambutan DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.02mg 20%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Potassium 591mg 42mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0.9g 13%
Copper 0.172mg 0.066mg 12%
Phosphorus 84mg 9mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.013mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.018mg 6%
Magnesium 33mg 7mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.352mg 5%
Folate 22µg 8µg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Iron 0.55mg 0.35mg 3%
Protein 1.5g 0.65g 2%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.343mg 2%
Calories 112kcal 82kcal 2%
Calcium 43mg 22mg 2%
Carbs 26.46g 20.87g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 1%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.08mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.21g 0%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 4.9mg 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 19.97g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.022mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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
21% 78%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.21 g
Carbs: 20.87 g
Water: 78.04 g
Other: 0.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +130.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.8%
Contains more OtherOther +421.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.5%
~equal in Fats ~0.21g

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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. Rambutan - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168167/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.