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Taro shoots, cooked leads 7–1 · 8 categories decided

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Taro shoots, cooked comes out ahead, winning 7 of 8 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Ancho peppers, dried for more iron.

Pick Taro shoots, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium, more magnesium and more vitamin C.

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    4.22 g
    5.21 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    18.3 g
    22.86 g
  • Fibermore is better
    7.69 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
  • Total fat
    2.92 g
    0.57 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    0.29 g
    0.11 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    15.3 mg
    14.29 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    858.01 mg
    2457.14 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    21.71 mg
    100 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN3.89 mg
    2.93 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    40.21 mg
    57.14 mgWIN
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0.71 mg
    135 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.

Ancho peppers, dried vs Taro shoots, cooked · Foodatron