Comparing Nutrients in 500 calories Taro ShootsVS Cassava
Weight per 500 calories
Taro Shoots
4546g
Cassava
313g
Raw Cassava has 14.5 times more energy per unit of mass than Raw Taro Shoots, which is above average in comparison to other foods. Taro Shoots having very low energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Taro Shoots or Cassava?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 500 calories - Taro Shoots or Cassava?
Lets compare vitamin content per 500 calories of Taro Shoots vs Cassava:
500 calories of Taro Shoots have 43.6 times more Vitamin A, 6.7 times more Vitamin B1, 15.2 times more Vitamin B2, 13.6 times more Vitamin B3, 10.2 times more Vitamin B5, 18.3 times more Vitamin B6, 1.6 times more Vitamin B9 and 14.8 times more Vitamin C than Cassava.
500 calories of Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A and Vitamin B5
Both Raw Taro Shoots as well as Raw Cassava have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 500 calories.
Comparing minerals per 500 calories for Taro Shoots vs Cassava:
500 calories of Taro Shoots have 10.9 times more Calcium, 12.8 times more Copper, 32.3 times more Iron, 5.5 times more Magnesium, 4.6 times more Manganese, 15.1 times more Phosphorus, 17.8 times more Potassium, 18.7 times more Selenium, 21.8 times more Zinc and 23.4 times more Water than Cassava.
500 calories of Cassava lack sufficient amounts of Calcium, Selenium and Zinc
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 500 calories:
500 calories of Taro Shoots have 9.4 times more Omega 3 and 9.8 times more Protein than Cassava.
Both Taro Shoots and Cassava offer comparable quantities of Energy and Carbohydrate per 500 calories.
500 calories of Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3 and Protein
Both Raw Taro Shoots as well as Raw Cassava provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 500 calories.