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Taro vs. Wild rice raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between taro and wild rice raw?

  • Wild rice raw has more zinc, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B5 than taro.
  • Wild rice raw's daily need coverage for zinc is 52% higher.

We used Taro, raw and Wild rice, raw types in this comparison.

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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.
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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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +436.4%
Contains more IronIron +256.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2491.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +415.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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.
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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 0% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +948%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +90%
Contains more FolateFolate +331.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +102.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Wild rice raw DV% diff.
Zinc 0.23mg 5.96mg 52%
Phosphorus 84mg 433mg 50%
Manganese 0.383mg 1.329mg 41%
Copper 0.172mg 0.524mg 39%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 6.733mg 38%
Magnesium 33mg 177mg 34%
Protein 1.5g 14.73g 26%
Folate 22µg 95µg 18%
Iron 0.55mg 1.96mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.262mg 18%
Carbs 26.46g 74.9g 16%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 1.074mg 15%
Calories 112kcal 357kcal 12%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.82mg 10%
Fiber 4.1g 6.2g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.391mg 8%
Potassium 591mg 427mg 5%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 0mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.676g 4%
Selenium 0.7µg 2.8µg 4%
Choline 17.3mg 35mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.115mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 21mg 2%
Vitamin K 1µg 1.9µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.156g 1%
Fats 0.2g 1.08g 1%
Net carbs 22.36g 68.7g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 2.5g N/A
Sodium 11mg 7mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.159g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.179mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.469mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.618mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 1.018mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.629mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.438mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.721mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.858mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.384mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more WaterWater +810.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +882%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +893.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +714.5%

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/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.