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Tarragon vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tarragon and taro different?

  • Tarragon has more iron, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin A, magnesium, potassium, folate, and copper than taro.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tarragon is 397% higher.
  • Tarragon contains 55 times more vitamin A than taro. While tarragon contains 4200IU of vitamin A, taro contains only 76IU.
  • Tarragon has a lower glycemic index (0) than taro (54).

Spices, tarragon, dried and Taro, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 248% 342% 266% 1211% 226% 106% 134% 8.1% 1039% 24%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +951.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2548.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +411%
Contains more IronIron +5772.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +293.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +1595.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +272.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1980.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +528.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.3%

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.
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 167% 70% 0% 0% 63% 309% 168% 0% 556% 0% 0% 206% 0%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1011.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +164.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +5256%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1391.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +751.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1145.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tarragon Taro DV% diff.
Iron 32.3mg 0.55mg 397%
Manganese 7.967mg 0.383mg 330%
Vitamin B6 2.41mg 0.283mg 164%
Calcium 1139mg 43mg 110%
Vitamin B2 1.339mg 0.025mg 101%
Magnesium 347mg 33mg 75%
Potassium 3020mg 591mg 71%
Folate 274µg 22µg 63%
Copper 0.677mg 0.172mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.95mg 0.6mg 52%
Vitamin C 50mg 4.5mg 51%
Protein 22.77g 1.5g 43%
Zinc 3.9mg 0.23mg 33%
Phosphorus 313mg 84mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.698g 0.083g 24%
Vitamin A 210µg 4µg 23%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 7.4g 4.1g 13%
Vitamin B1 0.251mg 0.095mg 13%
Fats 7.24g 0.2g 11%
Calories 295kcal 112kcal 9%
Carbs 50.22g 26.46g 8%
Saturated fat 1.881g 0.041g 8%
Selenium 4.4µg 0.7µg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 6%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Sodium 62mg 11mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.474g 0.016g 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Net carbs 42.82g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
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
23% 7% 50% 8% 12%
Protein: 22.77 g
Fats: 7.24 g
Carbs: 50.22 g
Water: 7.74 g
Other: 12.03 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +1418%
Contains more FatsFats +3520%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.8%
Contains more OtherOther +902.5%
Contains more WaterWater +812.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 8% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.881 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.698 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2862.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4355.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%

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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. Tarragon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170937/nutrients
  2. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.