Taro leaves, cooked leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Taro leaves, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Acorn squash, cooked for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more magnesium.
Pick Taro leaves, cooked for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy56 kcal24 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.12 g2.72 gWIN
- Carbohydrate14.58 g3.89 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN4.4 g2 g
- Total sugarsless is better——
- Total fat0.14 g0.41 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g0.08 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN4 mg238 mg
- Potassiummore is better437 mg460 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better44 mg86 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.93 mg1.18 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is betterWIN43 mg20 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better10.8 mg35.5 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

