Taro vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taro and vegetable

Taro has more vitamin B6, vitamin E, potassium, and copper; however, vegetable has more vitamin A, vitamin K, and vitamin B2.
Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 23% more.
Taro has 6 times more vitamin E than vegetable. Taro has 2.38mg of vitamin E, while vegetable has 0.38mg.
Vegetable has a higher glycemic index than taro.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taro, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.

Taro

Vegetable

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+72%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+249.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+107.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+64.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+133.3%

Contains more IronIron	+49.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+113%

~equal in Manganese ~0.379mg

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.

Taro

Vegetable

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+40.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+526.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+282.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+15.8%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2250%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	4µg	214µg	23%
Vitamin K	1µg	23.5µg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.074mg	16%
Vitamin E	2.38mg	0.38mg	13%
Potassium	591mg	169mg	12%
Copper	0.172mg	0.083mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.12mg	7%
Phosphorus	84mg	51mg	5%
Carbs	26.46g	13.09g	4%
Protein	1.5g	2.86g	3%
Magnesium	33mg	22mg	3%
Iron	0.55mg	0.82mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.303mg	0.151mg	3%
Calories	112kcal	65kcal	2%
Calcium	43mg	25mg	2%
Zinc	0.23mg	0.49mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.071mg	2%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	0.851mg	2%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	3.2mg	1%
Fiber	4.1g	4.4g	1%
Sodium	11mg	35mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.3µg	1%
Folate	22µg	19µg	1%
Choline	17.3mg	24.1mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	747kcal	227kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	89g	154g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	22.36g	8.69g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	3.12g	N/A
Manganese	0.383mg	0.379mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.031g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.01g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	0.072g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.029mg	0%
Threonine	0.069mg	0.115mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.139mg	0%
Leucine	0.111mg	0.19mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.02mg	0.034mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.082mg	0.12mg	0%
Valine	0.082mg	0.149mg	0%
Histidine	0.034mg	0.073mg	0%