Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of taro, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a taro. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Taro: nutritional value & information

Taro: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 94% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 3% comes from proteins
  • The 1% comes from fat

Taro: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 112
% DV
Total Fat 0.2g 0 %
Sodium 11mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 26g 9 %
   Dietary Fiber 4.1g 16 %
   Sugar 0.4g
Proteins 1.5g 3 %
Vitamin A 2 % Vitamin C 8 %
Calcium 4 % Iron 3 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Taro: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Choline17.3 mg
    Folate22.00 mcg
Niacin0.600 mg3 %
Pantothenic acid0.303 mg3 %
Riboflavin0.025 mg1 %
Thiamin0.095 mg6 %
Vitamin A76.00 IU2 %
    Vitamin A, RAE4.00 mcg
    Carotene, beta35.00 mcg
Vitamin B60.283 mg14 %
Vitamin C4.5 mg8 %
Vitamin E2.38 mg8 %
    Tocopherol, alpha2.38 mg
Vitamin K1.0 mcg1 %

Taro: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins1.50 g3 %
  Alanine0.073 g
  Arginine0.103 g
  Aspartic acid0.192 g
  Cystine0.032 g
  Glutamic acid0.174 g
  Glycine0.074 g
  Histidine0.034 g
  Isoleucine0.054 g4 %
  Leucine0.111 g4 %
  Lysine0.067 g3 %
  Methionine0.020 g2 %
  Phenylalanine0.082 g5 %
  Proline0.060 g
  Serine0.092 g
  Threonine0.069 g7 %
  Tryptophan0.023 g8 %
  Tyrosine0.055 g3 %
  Valine0.082 g5 %

Taro: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca43.00 mg4 %
Copper, Cu0.172 mg9 %
Iron, Fe0.55 mg3 %
Magnesium, Mg33.00 mg8 %
Manganese, Mn0.383 mg19 %
Phosphorus, P84.00 mg8 %
Potassium, K591.00 mg13 %
Selenium, Se0.7 mcg1 %
Sodium, Na11.00 mg0 %
Zinc, Zn0.23 mg2 %

Taro: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat0.20 g0 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.041 g0 %
    Hexadecanoic acid0.035 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.006 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.016 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.016 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.083 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.058 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.025 g

Taro: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate26.46 g9 %
Fiber4.1 g16 %
Sugars0.40 g

Taro: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Phytosterols19.00 mg

Taro: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.20 g
Water70.64 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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