Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Cooked Taro or Cassava?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Cooked Taro vs Cassava:
500 calories of Cooked Taro have 1.4 times more Vitamin B1, 3.5 times more Vitamin B5, 4.2 times more Vitamin B6 and 17.4 times more Vitamin E than Cassava.
While 500 kcal of Raw Cassava contain 1.5 times more Vitamin B2, 1.5 times more Vitamin B3, 1.3 times more Vitamin B9 and 3.7 times more Vitamin C than Cooked Taro no Salt.
500 calories of Cooked Taro have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B2
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E
Both Cooked Taro no Salt as well as Raw Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D and Vitamin K in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Cooked Taro vs Cassava:
500 calories of Cooked Taro have 2.3 times more Copper, 3 times more Iron, 1.6 times more Magnesium, 1.3 times more Manganese, 3.2 times more Phosphorus and 2 times more Potassium than Cassava.
Both Cooked Taro no Salt as well as Raw Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Selenium and Zinc in 500 calories.
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Cooked Taro have 3.2 times more Fiber than Cassava.
Both Cooked Taro and Cassava offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
Both Cooked Taro no Salt as well as Raw Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3, Omega 6 and Protein in 500 calories.