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Tomatillo vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tomatillos and taro

  • Tomatillos have more manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B3, and vitamin K; however, taro has more vitamin B6, vitamin E, copper, potassium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Tomatillos' daily need coverage for manganese is 6636% more.
  • Tomatillos have 10 times more vitamin K than taro. Tomatillos have 10.1µg of vitamin K, while taro has 1µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tomatillos, raw and Taro, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Taro
Taro
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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 IronIron +12.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39847.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +65%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +514.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +115.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 39% 0% 2% 7.6% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3%
Taro
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +160%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +208.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +910%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +526.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +102%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +405.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +214.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomatillo Taro DV% diff.
Manganese 153mg 0.383mg 6636%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.283mg 17%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 2.38mg 13%
Potassium 268mg 591mg 10%
Copper 0.079mg 0.172mg 10%
Fiber 1.9g 4.1g 9%
Vitamin C 11.7mg 4.5mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.85mg 0.6mg 8%
Vitamin K 10.1µg 1µg 8%
Carbs 5.84g 26.46g 7%
Phosphorus 39mg 84mg 6%
Calories 32kcal 112kcal 4%
Calcium 7mg 43mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.095mg 4%
Folate 7µg 22µg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.15mg 0.303mg 3%
Choline 7.6mg 17.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.417g 0.083g 2%
Protein 0.96g 1.5g 1%
Fats 1.02g 0.2g 1%
Iron 0.62mg 0.55mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.035mg 0.025mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 333kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 313g 89g N/A
Net carbs 3.94g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 3.93g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 6µg 4µg 0%
Selenium 0.5µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.139g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.155g 0.016g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Taro
Taro
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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 FatsFats +410%
Contains more WaterWater +29.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +56.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +353.1%
Contains more OtherOther +118.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +868.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +402.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.5%

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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. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.