Taro vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taro and white bread?

Taro is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin E, and potassium; however, white bread is richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and vitamin B2.
White bread's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
White bread contains 11 times less vitamin E than taro. Taro contains 2.38mg of vitamin E, while white bread contains 0.22mg.
Taro has less sodium.
Taro has a lower glycemic index (54) than white bread (73).

We used Taro, raw and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) types 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

White bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+369%
Contains more CopperCopper	+70.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-97.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+234.9%
Contains more IronIron	+556.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+221.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+39.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+3042.9%

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

White bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+981.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+225.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+400%
Contains more CholineCholine	+18.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+461.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+872%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+696.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+404.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	0.7µg	22µg	39%
Iron	0.55mg	3.61mg	38%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.533mg	37%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	4.78mg	26%
Folate	22µg	111µg	22%
Sodium	11mg	490mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.243mg	17%
Starch		37.17g	15%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.087mg	15%
Protein	1.5g	8.85g	15%
Potassium	591mg	126mg	14%
Vitamin E	2.38mg	0.22mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	1.602g	10%
Calcium	43mg	144mg	10%
Calories	112kcal	266kcal	8%
Carbs	26.46g	49.42g	8%
Copper	0.172mg	0.101mg	8%
Manganese	0.383mg	0.536mg	7%
Fiber	4.1g	2.7g	6%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	0mg	5%
Fats	0.2g	3.33g	5%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.74mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.303mg	0.536mg	5%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.698g	3%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Phosphorus	84mg	98mg	2%
Magnesium	33mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin K	1µg	0.2µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.599g	1%
Net carbs	22.36g	46.72g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	5.67g	N/A
Vitamin A	4µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.027g	N/A
Choline	17.3mg	14.6mg	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.166g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A