Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories TaroVS Taro Shoots
Weight per 500 calories
Taro
446g
Taro Shoots
4546g
Taro has 10.2 times more energy per 100g than Taro Shoots. It has average energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Taro Shoots having very low energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Taro or Taro Shoots?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Taro or Taro Shoots?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Taro vs Taro Shoots:
500 kcal of Raw Taro Shoots contain 7.6 times more Vitamin A, 4.3 times more Vitamin B1, 20.4 times more Vitamin B2, 13.6 times more Vitamin B3, 2.5 times more Vitamin B5, 4 times more Vitamin B6, 1.4 times more Vitamin B9 and 47.5 times more Vitamin C than Raw Taro.
500 calories of Taro have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin B2
Both Raw Taro as well as Raw Taro Shoots have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Taro vs Taro Shoots:
500 kcal of Raw Taro Shoots contain 2.8 times more Calcium, 5.2 times more Copper, 11.1 times more Iron, 2.5 times more Magnesium, 3.2 times more Manganese, 3.4 times more Phosphorus, 5.7 times more Potassium, 13.1 times more Selenium, 22.6 times more Zinc and 13.8 times more Water than Raw Taro.
500 calories of Taro lack sufficient amounts of Selenium and Zinc
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 kcal of Raw Taro Shoots contain 4.5 times more Omega 3 and 6.2 times more Protein than Raw Taro.
Both Taro and Taro Shoots offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
500 calories of Taro provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
Both Raw Taro as well as Raw Taro Shoots provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.