Taro shoots, raw

Plant foods · Vegetables · All vegetables

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Macronutrients 66 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 0.9 g · 4 kcal/100g
Fat 0.1 g · 1 kcal/100g
Carbs 2.3 g · 9 kcal/100g
Water 96 g
Total energy 11 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (67%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality —
Total fat
0.1g
Saturated
0.0g
Monounsat.
0.0g
Polyunsat.
0.0g
Omega-6
0.03g

This food contains negligible fat

Protein quality —

Protein content too low to score quality (<1 g/100 g)

Micronutrients 25 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 3 µg
Vitamin C 21.0 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 0.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.05 mg
Niacin (B3) 0.8 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.11 mg
Folate (B9) 3 µg
Vitamin B12 0.00 µg

Minerals

Calcium 12 mg
Iron 0.6 mg
Magnesium 8 mg
Phosphorus 28 mg
Potassium 332 mg
Sodium 1 mg
Zinc 0.5 mg
Copper 0.09 mg
Manganese 0.12 mg
Selenium 0.9 µg

Notable source of Vitamin C (26% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 19 tracked nutrients.