Taro vs. Winter squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taro and winter squash

Taro has more vitamin E, potassium, copper, vitamin B6, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B1, and carbs; however, winter squash has more vitamin A and vitamin C.
Winter squash's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 29% more.
Taro has 20 times more vitamin E than winter squash. Taro has 2.38mg of vitamin E, while winter squash has 0.12mg.
Taro has a higher glycemic index than winter squash.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taro, raw and Squash, winter, all varieties, cooked, baked, 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

Winter squash

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+153.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.2%
Contains more IronIron	+25%
Contains more CopperCopper	+109.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+342.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+104.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+75%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-90.9%

~equal in Zinc ~0.22mg

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

Winter squash

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1883.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+75.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+168%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+340%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	4µg	261µg	29%
Vitamin E	2.38mg	0.12mg	15%
Potassium	591mg	241mg	10%
Copper	0.172mg	0.082mg	10%
Phosphorus	84mg	19mg	9%
Manganese	0.383mg	0.187mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.161mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.095mg	0.016mg	7%
Vitamin C	4.5mg	9.6mg	6%
Carbs	26.46g	8.85g	6%
Magnesium	33mg	13mg	5%
Fiber	4.1g	2.8g	5%
Calories	112kcal	37kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.025mg	0.067mg	3%
Vitamin K	1µg	4.4µg	3%
Calcium	43mg	22mg	2%
Protein	1.5g	0.89g	1%
Iron	0.55mg	0.44mg	1%
Selenium	0.7µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin B3	0.6mg	0.495mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.303mg	0.234mg	1%
Folate	22µg	20µg	1%
Choline	17.3mg	10.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	2.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	747kcal	416kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	89g	270g	N/A
Fats	0.2g	0.35g	0%
Net carbs	22.36g	6.05g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	3.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.23mg	0.22mg	0%
Sodium	11mg	1mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.041g	0.072g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.016g	0.026g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	0.147g	0%
Tryptophan	0.023mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	0.069mg	0.027mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.054mg	0.035mg	0%
Leucine	0.111mg	0.05mg	0%
Lysine	0.067mg	0.033mg	0%
Methionine	0.02mg	0.011mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.082mg	0.035mg	0%
Valine	0.082mg	0.038mg	0%
Histidine	0.034mg	0.017mg	0%