Cucumber vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between cucumber and taro

Cucumber has more vitamin K; however, taro is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin E, copper, fiber, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and vitamin B1.
Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 19% more than cucumber.
Cucumber has 16 times more vitamin K than taro. While cucumber has 16.4µg of vitamin K, taro has only 1µg.
The glycemic index of taro is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cucumber, with peel, 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.

Cucumber

Taro

Contains less SodiumSodium

-81.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+153.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+168.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+302%
Contains more IronIron	+96.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+319.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+384.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

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.

Cucumber

Taro

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1540%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+60.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+7833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+512.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+607.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+214.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.04mg	0.283mg	19%
Vitamin E	0.03mg	2.38mg	16%
Copper	0.041mg	0.172mg	15%
Fiber	0.5g	4.1g	14%
Potassium	147mg	591mg	13%
Manganese	0.079mg	0.383mg	13%
Vitamin K	16.4µg	1µg	13%
Phosphorus	24mg	84mg	9%
Carbs	3.63g	26.46g	8%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.095mg	6%
Calories	15kcal	112kcal	5%
Magnesium	13mg	33mg	5%
Folate	7µg	22µg	4%
Calcium	16mg	43mg	3%
Iron	0.28mg	0.55mg	3%
Vitamin B3	0.098mg	0.6mg	3%
Protein	0.65g	1.5g	2%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	4.5mg	2%
Choline	6mg	17.3mg	2%
Selenium	0.3µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.033mg	0.025mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.259mg	0.303mg	1%
Fructose	0.87g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	231kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	667g	89g	N/A
Fats	0.11g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	3.13g	22.36g	N/A
Sugar	1.67g	0.4g	N/A
Zinc	0.2mg	0.23mg	0%
Starch	0.83g		0%
Sodium	2mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin A	5µg	4µg	0%
Saturated fat	0.037g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.005g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.032g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan	0.005mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.019mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.021mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.029mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.029mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.019mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.022mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.01mg	0.034mg	0%