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Taro vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between taro and winter melon

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, potassium, copper, manganese, phosphorus, and magnesium, while winter melon has more vitamin C and vitamin B2.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 19% higher.
  • Winter melon contains 99 times less potassium than taro. Taro contains 591mg of potassium, while winter melon contains 6mg.
  • The amount of sodium in taro is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Taro, raw and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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
Taro
9
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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +9750%
Contains more IronIron +37.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +647.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +342.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +560.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +165.2%

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
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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +708.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +340%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +188.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +340%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.035mg 19%
Copper 0.172mg 0.023mg 17%
Potassium 591mg 6mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.058mg 14%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 13mg 9%
Phosphorus 84mg 19mg 9%
Carbs 26.46g 3g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.11mg 7%
Calories 112kcal 13kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.04mg 5%
Fiber 4.1g 2.9g 5%
Magnesium 33mg 10mg 5%
Sodium 11mg 111mg 4%
Folate 22µg 5µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.133mg 3%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.61mg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Iron 0.55mg 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 43mg 19mg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.4g 2%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.4mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.016g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.037g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
3
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +782%
Contains more OtherOther +300%
Contains more WaterWater +36%
~equal in Fats ~0.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.087g

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.