✦ Starchy energy
✦ Fibre source
✦ Potassium
✦ Vitamin B6
Taro is a starchy tropical corm that supplies carbohydrate energy, fibre, potassium, vitamin B6, and small amounts of vitamin C. Like the leaves, raw taro contains calcium oxalate and must be cooked before eating.
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Preparation note
Always cook fully; raw taro irritates the mouth due to oxalate crystals.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Taro, raw Stands Out
Micronutrient
Potassium
360 mg
per 100g · tap to explore →
Micronutrient
Phosphorus
58.0 mg
per 100g · tap to explore →
Micronutrient
Chloride
50.0 mg
per 100g · tap to explore →
Carotenoids
Beta-carotene
37.0 µg
per 100g · tap to explore →
Flavonols
Quercetin
2.87 mg
per 100g · USDA Flavonoid DB 3.3 (2018); NDB_No 11518 · tap to explore →
Macronutrients per 100g
451
kJ
Energy
1.40
g
Protein
26.2
g
Carbs
2.40
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
1.10
g
Sugars
0.01
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 360 mg | 18% | |
| Phosphorus | 58.0 mg | 8% | |
| Chloride | 50.0 mg | 6% | |
| Magnesium | 33.0 mg | 9% | |
| Calcium | 25.0 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 13.0 mg | 16% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 3.08 µg | 0% | |
| Zinc | 1.30 mg | 13% | |
| Iron | 0.800 mg | 6% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.700 mg | 4% | |
| Manganese | 0.500 mg | 25% | |
| Copper | 0.200 mg | 20% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.080 mg | 7% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.080 mg | 6% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.030 mg | 2% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Sucrose | 0.700 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.200 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.200 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 37.0 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.
Phytochemical data: USDA Flavonoid Database Release 3.3 (2018) and published analytical literature as indicated on each compound.
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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