Vegetable vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable and taro

Vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B2; however, taro has more vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, and copper.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 84% more.
Vegetable has 24 times more vitamin K than taro. Vegetable has 23.5µg of vitamin K, while taro has 1µg.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than taro.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.

Vegetable

Taro

Contains more IronIron	+49.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+113%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+249.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+107.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.383mg

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.

Vegetable

Taro

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2250%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+40.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+526.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+282.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	214µg	4µg	23%
Vitamin K	23.5µg	1µg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.074mg	0.283mg	16%
Vitamin E	0.38mg	2.38mg	13%
Potassium	169mg	591mg	12%
Copper	0.083mg	0.172mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.12mg	0.025mg	7%
Phosphorus	51mg	84mg	5%
Carbs	13.09g	26.46g	4%
Protein	2.86g	1.5g	3%
Magnesium	22mg	33mg	3%
Iron	0.82mg	0.55mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.151mg	0.303mg	3%
Calories	65kcal	112kcal	2%
Calcium	25mg	43mg	2%
Zinc	0.49mg	0.23mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.071mg	0.095mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.851mg	0.6mg	2%
Vitamin C	3.2mg	4.5mg	1%
Fiber	4.4g	4.1g	1%
Sodium	35mg	11mg	1%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.7µg	1%
Folate	19µg	22µg	1%
Choline	24.1mg	17.3mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.4g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	227kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	154g	89g	N/A
Fats	0.15g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	8.69g	22.36g	N/A
Sugar	3.12g	0.4g	N/A
Manganese	0.379mg	0.383mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.031g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.01g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.072g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.115mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.139mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.19mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.17mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.034mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.12mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.149mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.073mg	0.034mg	0%