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Tomato sauce vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tomato sauce and taro

  • Tomato sauce is higher in vitamin A and iron, yet taro is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, fiber, potassium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin E, and vitamin B1.
  • Taro covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 14% more than tomato sauce.
  • Tomato sauce contains 6 times more vitamin A than taro. While tomato sauce contains 435IU of vitamin A, taro contains only 76IU.
  • The glycemic index of tomato sauce is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added 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 11% 4.2% 26% 36% 38% 6% 12% 1.4% 15% 3.3%
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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 +74.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +120%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +207.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +238.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.23mg
~equal in Sodium ~11mg

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 23% 7.3% 29% 0% 6% 15% 19% 19% 23% 0% 7% 6.8% 5.4%
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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 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +180%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +295.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +144.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.303mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato sauce Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.283mg 14%
Manganese 0.113mg 0.383mg 12%
Fiber 1.5g 4.1g 10%
Potassium 297mg 591mg 9%
Phosphorus 27mg 84mg 8%
Carbs 5.31g 26.46g 7%
Vitamin B1 0.024mg 0.095mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.44mg 2.38mg 6%
Copper 0.115mg 0.172mg 6%
Iron 0.96mg 0.55mg 5%
Calories 24kcal 112kcal 4%
Magnesium 15mg 33mg 4%
Folate 9µg 22µg 3%
Vitamin C 7mg 4.5mg 3%
Calcium 14mg 43mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.065mg 0.025mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.8µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.991mg 0.6mg 2%
Fructose 1.67g 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 4µg 2%
Choline 9.9mg 17.3mg 1%
Protein 1.2g 1.5g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 3.81g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 3.56g 0.4g N/A
Zinc 0.22mg 0.23mg 0%
Sodium 11mg 11mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.309mg 0.303mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.044g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.121g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.037mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.034mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.037mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.008mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.036mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.025mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.02mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 91% 2%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.31 g
Water: 91.28 g
Other: 1.91 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 FatsFats +50%
Contains more WaterWater +29.2%
Contains more OtherOther +59.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +25%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +398.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 21% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.044 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.121 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 +175%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.8%
~equal in Saturated fat ~0.041g

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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. Tomato sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169074/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.