✦ Starchy energy
✦ Potassium source
✦ B vitamins
✦ Low fat
Tannia is a starchy tropical root similar to taro, supplying carbohydrate energy, potassium, B vitamins, and small amounts of vitamin C. The flesh is firmer than taro and similar in role to a potato.
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Preparation note
Always cook before eating; raw tannia contains irritant calcium oxalate crystals that cooking breaks down.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Tannia, raw Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
453
kJ
Energy
1.30
g
Protein
24.5
g
Carbs
2.30
g
Fibre
0.40
g
Fat
0.20
g
Sugars
0.01
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 480 mg | 24% | |
| Phosphorus | 55.0 mg | 8% | |
| Chloride | 40.0 mg | 5% | |
| Magnesium | 22.0 mg | 6% | |
| Vitamin C | 16.0 mg | 20% | |
| Calcium | 14.0 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 2.42 µg | 0% | |
| Zinc | 0.600 mg | 6% | |
| Iron | 0.600 mg | 4% | |
| Manganese | 0.500 mg | 25% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.300 mg | 2% | |
| Copper | 0.180 mg | 18% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.050 mg | 4% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.020 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.100 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.100 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 29.0 µg | — | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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