Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Taro
  5. Compare
  6. Taro vs. Nori

Taro vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between taro and nori

  • Taro is richer in fiber, vitamin B6, and vitamin E, yet nori is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B2, folate, manganese, iron, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for nori is 103% higher.
  • Taro contains 14 times more fiber than nori. Taro contains 4.1g of fiber, while nori contains 0.3g.

Food types used in this article are Taro, raw and Seaweed, laver, raw.

Infographic

Taro vs Nori infographic
Infographic link

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
4
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%
Nori
Nori
5
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +66%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.8%
Contains more IronIron +227.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +53.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +356.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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
2
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%
Nori
Nori
7
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 130% 0% 87% 20% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +138%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1684%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +145%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +563.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.098mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.5mg 39mg 38%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.446mg 32%
Folate 22µg 146µg 31%
Vitamin A 4µg 260µg 28%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.988mg 26%
Iron 0.55mg 1.8mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 0.3g 15%
Copper 0.172mg 0.264mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.159mg 10%
Protein 1.5g 5.81g 9%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 1mg 9%
Carbs 26.46g 5.11g 7%
Magnesium 33mg 2mg 7%
Potassium 591mg 356mg 7%
Zinc 0.23mg 1.05mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 1.47mg 5%
Calories 112kcal 35kcal 4%
Phosphorus 84mg 58mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.521mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 70mg 3%
Vitamin K 1µg 4µg 3%
Sodium 11mg 48mg 2%
Choline 17.3mg 10.4mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 17g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 747kcal 60kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 89g 286g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.28g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 4.81g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 0.49g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.098mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.061g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.025g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.11g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.08g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
1
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Nori
Nori
4
6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +417.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +287.3%
Contains more FatsFats +40%
Contains more WaterWater +20.4%
Contains more OtherOther +214.2%

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
Nori
Nori
2
31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +56.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.5%

People also compare

Taro
Taro vs Sweet potato
Sweet potato
Taro
Taro vs Cassava
Cassava
Taro
Taro vs Carrot
Carrot
Nori
Nori vs Seaweed
Seaweed
Nori
Nori vs Water
Water
Nori
Nori vs Wakame
Wakame

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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.