Edamame vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between edamame and taro

Edamame has more folate, manganese, protein, iron, vitamin K, copper, phosphorus, and zinc; however, taro is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin E.
Edamame covers your daily folate needs 72% more than taro.
Taro has 27 times less vitamin K than edamame. Edamame has 26.7µg of vitamin K, while taro has 1µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Edamame, frozen, prepared and Taro, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Edamame

Taro

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+46.5%
Contains more IronIron	+312.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+495.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+167.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium

+35.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Edamame

Taro

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+35.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+520%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+52.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2570%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1313.6%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+183%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	311µg	22µg	72%
Manganese	1.024mg	0.383mg	28%
Iron	2.27mg	0.55mg	22%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.358g		22%
Protein	11.91g	1.5g	21%
Vitamin K	26.7µg	1µg	21%
Copper	0.345mg	0.172mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.1mg	0.283mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.156g	0.083g	14%
Phosphorus	169mg	84mg	12%
Vitamin E	0.68mg	2.38mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.789g		11%
Zinc	1.37mg	0.23mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.155mg	0.025mg	10%
Vitamin B1	0.2mg	0.095mg	9%
Fats	5.2g	0.2g	8%
Magnesium	64mg	33mg	7%
Choline	56.3mg	17.3mg	7%
Carbs	8.91g	26.46g	6%
Potassium	436mg	591mg	5%
Fiber	5.2g	4.1g	4%
Saturated fat	0.62g	0.041g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.282g	0.016g	3%
Vitamin C	6.1mg	4.5mg	2%
Calcium	63mg	43mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.915mg	0.6mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.395mg	0.303mg	2%
Starch	1.51g		1%
Vitamin A	15µg	4µg	1%
Calories	121kcal	112kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	9.8g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	102kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	83g	89g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	5.5	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	3.71g	22.36g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	0.4g	N/A
Sodium	6mg	11mg	0%
Selenium	0.8µg	0.7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.009g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.126mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.331mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.3mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.745mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.745mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.141mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.324mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.267mg	0.034mg	0%
Fructose	0.12g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g		N/A