Yardlong beans vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are yardlong beans and taro different?

Yardlong beans is richer in vitamin C, folate, vitamin B2, and iron, while taro is higher in vitamin B6, copper, potassium, manganese, carbs, and vitamin B5.
Taro covers your daily need for vitamin B6 20% more than yardlong beans.
Yardlong beans contains 4 times more vitamin B2 than taro. Yardlong beans contains 0.099mg of vitamin B2, while taro contains 0.025mg.
Yardlong beans has a higher glycemic index (86) than taro (54).

Yardlong bean, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Taro, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Yardlong beans

Taro

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more IronIron	+78.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+56.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+103.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+266%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90.5%

~equal in Calcium ~43mg

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.

Yardlong beans

Taro

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+260%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+475%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+296%
Contains more FolateFolate	+104.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+494.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1079.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.024mg	0.283mg	20%
Fiber		4.1g	16%
Vitamin E		2.38mg	16%
Copper	0.047mg	0.172mg	14%
Vitamin C	16.2mg	4.5mg	13%
Potassium	290mg	591mg	9%
Manganese	0.201mg	0.383mg	8%
Carbs	9.18g	26.46g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.025mg	6%
Folate	45µg	22µg	6%
Iron	0.98mg	0.55mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.051mg	0.303mg	5%
Phosphorus	57mg	84mg	4%
Calories	47kcal	112kcal	3%
Choline		17.3mg	3%
Protein	2.53g	1.5g	2%
Magnesium	42mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin A	23µg	4µg	2%
Zinc	0.36mg	0.23mg	1%
Selenium	1.5µg	0.7µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.085mg	0.095mg	1%
Vitamin K		1µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.4g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	186kcal	747kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	213g	89g	N/A
Fats	0.1g	0.2g	0%
Net carbs	9.18g	22.36g	N/A
Calcium	44mg	43mg	0%
Sugar		0.4g	N/A
Sodium	4mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	0.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.026g	0.041g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.009g	0.016g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.042g	0.083g	0%
Tryptophan	0.029mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.094mg	0.069mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.135mg	0.054mg	0%
Leucine	0.18mg	0.111mg	0%
Lysine	0.166mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.036mg	0.02mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.139mg	0.082mg	0%
Valine	0.146mg	0.082mg	0%
Histidine	0.082mg	0.034mg	0%