17 Fit Food calories Vegetables and mushrooms
Taro calories and nutrition facts
Taro: 112 kcal per 100 g, protein 1.5 g, fat 0.2 g, carbs 22.4 g.
With brown, hairy skin and pale, purple-flecked flesh, taro is mashed into Hawaiian poi, simmered in Chinese and Caribbean stews and turned into bubble tea and desserts. Raw it has about 112 kcal per 100 g, a bit more than potato, and contains vitamin E and vitamin B6. It must always be cooked, since raw taro irritates the mouth and throat.
- High in fibre
- Fat-free
- Very low salt
- Source of potassium
- Protein 5%
- Fat 2%
- Carbs 80%
- Other 13%
In everyday portions
- 100 kcal is 90 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- Energy density Low 1.1 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 112 kcal 469 kJ 6%
- Protein 1.5 g 3%
- Fat 0.2 g <1%
- Carbs available, without fibre 22.4 g 9%
- Fibre 4.1 g
- Salt 0.03 g <1%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 5%
- Fat 2%
- Carbs 80%
- Other 13%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 4 µg <1%
- Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
- Vitamin E 2.4 mg 20%
- Vitamin K 1 µg 1%
- Vitamin C 4.5 mg 6%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.095 mg 9%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.025 mg 2%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 0.6 mg 4%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 0.303 mg 5%
- Vitamin B6 0.283 mg 20%
- Folate B9 22 µg 11%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline 17.3 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 591 mg 30%
- Calcium 43 mg 5%
- Phosphorus 84 mg 12%
- Magnesium 33 mg 9%
- Iron 0.55 mg 4%
- Zinc 0.23 mg 2%
- Copper 0.172 mg 17%
- Manganese 0.383 mg 19%
- Selenium 0.7 µg 1%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 11 mg <1%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in fibre
- Fat-free
- Very low salt
- Source of potassium
- Source of vitamin B6
- Source of vitamin E
- Source of manganese
- Source of copper
Vegetables and mushrooms
Among vegetables and mushrooms
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 263 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 90% More calories than 90% of vegetables and mushrooms.
- 85% More fibre than 85% of vegetables and mushrooms.
- 92% More potassium than 92% of vegetables and mushrooms.
- 88% More vitamin B6 than 88% of vegetables and mushrooms.
- 95% More vitamin E than 95% of vegetables and mushrooms.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Yams 118 kcal
- Lemongrass 99 kcal
- Sweet potato 86 kcal
- Baked sweet potato 90 kcal
- Potatoes 77 kcal
- Ginger 80 kcal
More in Vegetables and mushrooms
- Lettuce 15 kcal
- Spinach 23 kcal
- Zucchini (courgette) 17 kcal
- Mushrooms 22 kcal
- Cabbage 25 kcal
- Porcini 32 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, USA), code 169308.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.