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Wild rice raw vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between wild rice raw and taro?

  • Wild rice raw has more zinc, phosphorus, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, vitamin B2, iron, and vitamin B5 than taro.
  • Wild rice raw's daily need coverage for zinc is 52% higher.
  • Taro has 11 times less vitamin B3 than wild rice raw. Wild rice raw has 6.733mg of vitamin B3, while taro has 0.6mg.

We used Wild rice, raw and Taro, raw types in this comparison.

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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 126% 6.3% 38% 74% 175% 163% 186% 0.91% 173% 15%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +436.4%
Contains more IronIron +256.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +204.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2491.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +415.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +104.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.4%

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 0% 0.33% 16% 0% 29% 60% 126% 64% 90% 0% 4.8% 71% 19%
Taro
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +948%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1022.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +90%
Contains more FolateFolate +331.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +102.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +190.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Wild rice raw Taro DV% diff.
Zinc 5.96mg 0.23mg 52%
Phosphorus 433mg 84mg 50%
Manganese 1.329mg 0.383mg 41%
Copper 0.524mg 0.172mg 39%
Vitamin B3 6.733mg 0.6mg 38%
Magnesium 177mg 33mg 34%
Protein 14.73g 1.5g 26%
Folate 95µg 22µg 18%
Iron 1.96mg 0.55mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.262mg 0.025mg 18%
Carbs 74.9g 26.46g 16%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.303mg 15%
Calories 357kcal 112kcal 12%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 2.38mg 10%
Fiber 6.2g 4.1g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.391mg 0.283mg 8%
Potassium 427mg 591mg 5%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.5mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.676g 0.083g 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.7µg 4%
Choline 35mg 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.115mg 0.095mg 2%
Calcium 21mg 43mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 1µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.156g 0.041g 1%
Fats 1.08g 0.2g 1%
Net carbs 68.7g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 0.4g N/A
Sodium 7mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.159g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.179mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.469mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.618mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 1.018mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.629mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.438mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.721mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.858mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.384mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 75% 8%
Protein: 14.73 g
Fats: 1.08 g
Carbs: 74.9 g
Water: 7.76 g
Other: 1.53 g
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 ProteinProtein +882%
Contains more FatsFats +440%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +183.1%
Contains more OtherOther +27.5%
Contains more WaterWater +810.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 16% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.156 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.159 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.676 g
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 +893.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +714.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.7%

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. Wild rice raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169726/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.