✦ 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
Steaming softens texture while keeping more potassium than boiling, since less is leached into water.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Taro, steamed Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
421
kJ
Energy
1.30
g
Protein
24.5
g
Carbs
2.20
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
1.00
g
Sugars
0.01
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 330 mg | 17% | |
| Phosphorus | 52.0 mg | 7% | |
| Chloride | 47.0 mg | 6% | |
| Magnesium | 31.0 mg | 8% | |
| Calcium | 25.0 mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin C | 7.00 mg | 9% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 2.92 µg | 0% | |
| Zinc | 1.30 mg | 13% | |
| Iron | 0.700 mg | 5% | |
| Manganese | 0.600 mg | 30% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.500 mg | 3% | |
| Copper | 0.180 mg | 18% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.050 mg | 4% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.050 mg | 5% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.020 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Sucrose | 0.700 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.200 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.200 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Beta-carotene | 35.0 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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