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Taro vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between taro and corn?

  • Taro is richer in vitamin E, copper, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, and fiber, while corn is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B3.
  • Taro's daily need coverage for vitamin E is 15% higher.
  • Corn has 14 times less calcium than taro. Taro has 43mg of calcium, while corn has 3mg.

We used Taro, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Taro
Taro
7
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%
Corn
Corn
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +171.1%
Contains more IronIron +22.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +251%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +169.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~77mg

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.
Taro
Taro
3
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%
Corn
Corn
5
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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2544.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +225%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +128%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +161.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.093mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~23µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.09mg 15%
Copper 0.172mg 0.049mg 14%
Potassium 591mg 218mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.139mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.792mg 10%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.167mg 9%
Fiber 4.1g 2.4g 7%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.683mg 7%
Protein 1.5g 3.41g 4%
Calcium 43mg 3mg 4%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.62mg 4%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.603g 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.5g 2%
Carbs 26.46g 20.98g 2%
Magnesium 33mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.057mg 2%
Choline 17.3mg 29.1mg 2%
Calories 112kcal 96kcal 1%
Vitamin C 4.5mg 5.5mg 1%
Iron 0.55mg 0.45mg 1%
Phosphorus 84mg 77mg 1%
Vitamin A 4µg 13µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 0.4µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 747kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 89g 104g N/A
Net carbs 22.36g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 4.54g N/A
Sodium 11mg 1mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.093mg 0%
Folate 22µg 23µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
2
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Corn
Corn
3
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.1%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +127.3%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
~equal in Water ~73.41g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
1
29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Corn
Corn
2
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2237.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +626.5%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.