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Chicory vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicory and taro different?

  • Taro has more vitamin B6, copper, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium than chicory.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for taro is 19% higher.
  • Chicory contains 2 times more folate than taro. While chicory contains 37µg of folate, taro contains only 22µg.
  • Chicory has a lower glycemic index (0) than taro (54).

Chicory, witloof, raw 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 7.1% 5.7% 19% 9% 17% 4.4% 11% 0.26% 13% 1.1%
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 less SodiumSodium -81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +230%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +126.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +180.1%
Contains more IronIron +129.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +283%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%

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 9.3% 0% 0.33% 0% 16% 6.2% 3% 8.7% 9.7% 0% 0% 28%
Taro
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 FolateFolate +68.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +573.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.025mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicory Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.283mg 19%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Copper 0.051mg 0.172mg 13%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.383mg 12%
Potassium 211mg 591mg 11%
Phosphorus 26mg 84mg 8%
Carbs 4g 26.46g 7%
Calories 17kcal 112kcal 5%
Magnesium 10mg 33mg 5%
Iron 0.24mg 0.55mg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 4.1g 4%
Folate 37µg 22µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.062mg 0.095mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.16mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 0.303mg 3%
Choline 17.3mg 3%
Vitamin C 2.8mg 4.5mg 2%
Calcium 19mg 43mg 2%
Protein 0.9g 1.5g 1%
Zinc 0.16mg 0.23mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.3g 1.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 189kcal 747kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 588g 89g N/A
Fats 0.1g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.9g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Sodium 2mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 4µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.027mg 0.025mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.024g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.016g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.044g 0.083g 0%
Tryptophan 0.016mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.039mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.035mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.022mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.041mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 4 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.48 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 WaterWater +33.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.5%
Contains more OtherOther +150%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.044 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.6%

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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. Chicory - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170404/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.