Taro, raw
FOOD NAME
Taro, raw
FOOD SCIENTIFIC NAME
Colocasia esculenta
FOOD CATEGORY
Vegetables and Vegetable Products
FOOD DESCRIPTION
Food Taro, raw belongs to Vegetables and Vegetable Products category. It's scientific name is Colocasia esculenta. In 100 g, it has 112 kcal of energy, 1.5 g of protein, 0.2 g of total lipids (fat), 26.5 g of carbohydrate and 0.4 g of sugar. The amount of energy represents 5.6 % of recommended daily needs (assumed needs of 2000 kcal for an adult person). It is rich in minerals.
FOOD NUTRIENTS (per 100 g)
| PROXIMATES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Amount | |
| Protein | 1.5 | g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 0.2 | g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 26.5 | g |
| Energy | 112 | kcal |
| Energy | 469 | kJ |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0 | g |
| Caffeine | 0 | mg |
| Fiber, total dietary | 4.1 | g |
| Riboflavin | 0.025 | mg |
| Folic acid | 0 | µg |
| Cholesterol | 0 | mg |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0 | g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 0.016 | g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 0.083 | g |
| Sugars, total including NLEA | 0.4 | g |
| LIPIDS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 0.041 | g |
| SFA 16:0 | 0.035 | g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.006 | g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0 | g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0 | g |
| MINERALS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Calcium, Ca | 43 | mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 33 | mg |
| Iron, Fe | 0.55 | mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 84 | mg |
| Potassium, K | 591 | mg |
| Sodium, Na | 11 | mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.23 | mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.172 | mg |
| VITAMINS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| Vitamin A, IU | 76 | IU |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 4 | µg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.283 | mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 4.5 | mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 | µg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 0 | IU |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 2.38 | mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0 | mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 1 | µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 0 | µg |
| Carotene, beta | 35 | µg |
| OTHERS | ||
| Name | Amount | |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0 | g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0 | g |
| PUFA 2:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0 | g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0 | g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0 | g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0 | g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0 | g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0 | g |
| Folate, food | 22 | µg |
| Choline, total | 17.3 | mg |
| Folate, DFE | 22 | µg |
| Retinol | 0 | µg |
| Phytosterols | 19 | mg |
| Thiamin | 0.095 | mg |
| Folate, total | 22 | µg |
| Tryptophan | 0.023 | g |
| Threonine | 0.069 | g |
| Methionine | 0.02 | g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.082 | g |
| Tyrosine | 0.055 | g |
| Alanine | 0.073 | g |
| Glutamic acid | 0.174 | g |
| Glycine | 0.074 | g |
| Proline | 0.06 | g |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.383 | mg |
| Ash | 1.2 | g |
| Niacin | 0.6 | mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.303 | mg |
| Water | 70.6 | g |
| Isoleucine | 0.054 | g |
| Leucine | 0.111 | g |
| Lysine | 0.067 | g |
| Cystine | 0.032 | g |
| Valine | 0.082 | g |
| Arginine | 0.103 | g |
| Histidine | 0.034 | g |
| Aspartic acid | 0.192 | g |
| Serine | 0.092 | g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 0.016 | g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 0.058 | g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.025 | g |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0 | µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 0 | µg |
| Theobromine | 0 | mg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 20 | µg |
| Lycopene | 0 | µg |
| Selenium, Se | 0.7 | µg |