Taro vs. Yardlong beans — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taro and yardlong beans different?

Taro is richer in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, and vitamin B5, while yardlong beans is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, and iron.
Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 20% more than yardlong beans.
Taro contains 6 times more vitamin B5 than yardlong beans. Taro contains 0.303mg of vitamin B5, while yardlong beans contains 0.051mg.
Yardlong beans has a higher glycemic index (86) than taro (54).

Taro, raw and Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types were 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

Yardlong beans

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+266%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more IronIron	+78.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.3%

~equal in Calcium ~44mg

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

Yardlong beans

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+494.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1079.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+475%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+296%
Contains more FolateFolate	+104.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.63mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.024mg	20%
Fiber	4.1g		16%
Vitamin E	2.38mg		16%
Copper	0.172mg	0.047mg	14%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	16.2mg	13%
Potassium	591mg	290mg	9%
Manganese	0.383mg	0.201mg	8%
Folate	22µg	45µg	6%
Carbs	26.46g	9.18g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.099mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.303mg	0.051mg	5%
Iron	0.55mg	0.98mg	5%
Phosphorus	84mg	57mg	4%
Choline	17.3mg		3%
Calories	112kcal	47kcal	3%
Protein	1.5g	2.53g	2%
Magnesium	33mg	42mg	2%
Vitamin A	4µg	23µg	2%
Vitamin K	1µg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.085mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	1.5µg	1%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.36mg	1%
Fats	0.2g	0.1g	0%
Net carbs	22.36g	9.18g	N/A
Calcium	43mg	44mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g		N/A
Sodium	11mg	4mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	0.63mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.026g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.009g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	0.042g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.069mg	0.094mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.135mg	0%
Leucine	0.111mg	0.18mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.166mg	0%
Methionine	0.02mg	0.036mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.082mg	0.139mg	0%
Valine	0.082mg	0.146mg	0%
Histidine	0.034mg	0.082mg	0%