Welcome to the nutritional energy content in 12 different types of calories in taro, ranging from 142.00 kcal to 11.00 kcal per 100g. The basic type of calories in taro is Taro, raw, where the amount of energy in 100g is 112.00 kcal. 112.00 kcal of energy per 100g, from Taro, raw corresponds to 6% of the energy RDA. For a typical serving size of 1.000 cup, sliced (or 104.00 g) the amount of Energy is 116.48 kcal. This corresponds to an RDA percentage of 6%.

The percentage of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for energy is based on a 2000 kcal RDA level for a mature adult.

Top five calories in taro products high in energy

Below is a summary list for the top five calories in taro items ranked by the amount or level of energy in 100g.

1. Taro, cooked, without salt : 142.00kcal (7%RDA)
2. Taro, cooked, with salt : 142.00kcal (7%RDA)
3. Taro, raw : 112.00kcal (6%RDA)
4. Taro, tahitian, raw : 44.00kcal (2%RDA)
5. Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt : 44.00kcal (2%RDA)

Following on from the five top calories in taro items or products containing energy we have a more comprehensive break down of Taro, raw, and the highest item containing energy which is Taro, cooked, without salt. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 12 types of calories in taro.

At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 12 different types of calories in taro based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the energy content in calories in taro.

Taro, raw - Nutritional Content and Chart

The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Taro, raw should be considered along with the energy content. This food profile is part of our list of food and drinks under the general group Vegetables and Vegetable Products.Other important and energy related nutrients are Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Protein is 1.50 g (3% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 0.20 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 26.46 g (20% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the energy levels in calories in taro.

energy and nutrition facts in calories in taro per 100g

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Taro, raw has a nutritional value score of 17.00 out of 100.Comparing the energy content and the nutritional density in 100g for Taro, raw; We class this as a medium to low energy content item.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value.

Amount of energy per 100 Calories

100 calories of taro, raw is a serving size of 0 g, and the amount of Energy is 0 kcal (0% RDA). Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Carbohydrate, in 100 Calories are as follows; Protein 0 g (0% RDA), Total Fat 0 g (0% RDA), Carbohydrate 0 g (0% RDA). This is shown in the energy RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients. energy and nutrition facts in calories in taro per 100 calories

Content per Typical Serving Size 1.000 cup, sliced (or 104.00 g)

For the food Taro, raw the typical serving size is 1.000 cup, sliced (or 104.00 g) which contains 116.48 kcal of Energy. The energy percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 6 %.

To give 100% of the RDA, 16.7 servings of the typical serving size 1.000 cup, sliced (or 104.00 g) give the complete RDA. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Protein content is 1.56 g, the Total Fat content is 0.21 g and the Carbohydrate content is 27.52 g. The percentages are shown below in the energy chart, for the typical serving of energy and the related and important nutritional values.energy and nutritional content in calories in taro

Macronutrients in Taro, raw


The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 1.000 cup, sliced or 104.00 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 4.3 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 110.9 (kcal).energy, calories and nutritional content in calories in taro

Kcal of energy in calories in taro (per 100g)

This list of 12 types of calories in taro, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Taro, cooked, without salt through to Taro shoots, raw where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional energy content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much energy in calories in taro.

The list below gives the total energy content in the 12 items from the general description 'calories in taro' each of which show the energy amount as well as Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 12 food items shown in the energy chart. This gives a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

calories in taro energy per 100g

The corresponding nutritional value for calories in taro based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of energy per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart. calories in taro energy per 100g

The corresponding Calories for calories in taro ranked by the amount of energy per 100g is shown below in the calories in taro calories chart. calories in taro energy per 100g

Effect of Preparation and Storage on energy

The level of energy can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 4 items. The highest amount of energy from the 4 raw items is in Taro, raw where the content is 112.00 kcal per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 8 items. The highest amount of energy from the 8 cooked items is in Taro, cooked, without salt where the amount is 142.00 kcal per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked calories in taro shows that cooking can change the levels of energy by 30 kcal in a 100g serving.

Average Content for calories in taro

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of energy contained in 100g of calories in taro, based on the list below of 12 different items under the general description of calories in taro, is 54.75 kcal of energy. This average value corresponds to 2.74 % of the recommended dietary allowance (or RDA) in your diet. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Protein is 2.20 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 0.38 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.

Median Amount

The median value of Energy is found in Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt which in 100g contains 44.00 kcal of Energy. This corresponds to 2 % of the recommended daily allowance. For this serving the amount of Protein is 4.16 g, the amount of Total Fat is 0.68 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 6.85 g.

Highest energy Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 12 different calories in taro nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of energy is found in Taro, cooked, without salt which contains 142.00 kcal of energy per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is 7 %. For this 100g serving the Protein content is 0.52 g, the Total Fat content is 0.11 g, the Carbohydrate content is 34.60 g. chart to show highest energy in calories in taro per 100g

The lowest amount of energy in 100g is in Taro shoots, raw which contains 11.00 kcal. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance 1 % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Protein is 0.92 g, the amount of Total Fat is 0.09 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 2.32 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a energy range of 131 kcal per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 0.4 g for Protein, 0.02 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of energy per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high energy foods in your diet. For example 100g of Taro, raw contains 112.00 kcal of energy. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the energy nutritional content.

The food with the highest energy content per typical serving is Taro, cooked, with salt which contains 187.44 kcal in 1.000 cup slices (or 132.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 9 %. For this serving the Protein content is 0.69 g, the Total Fat content is 0.15 g and the Carbohydrate content is 45.67 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing energy which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of energy rich foods.


Calories in taro List, energy Content per 100g

1. Taro, cooked, without salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 16.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy
(%RDA)
Protein
(%RDA)
Carbohydrate
(%RDA)
Total Fat
(%RDA)
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  142.00 kcal (7%)0.52 g (1%)34.60 g (27%)0.11 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and sliced (or 132.00g):
   187.44 kcal (9%) 0.69 g (1%) 45.67 g (35%) 0.15 g (0%)
2. Taro, cooked, with salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 16.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  142.00 kcal (7%)0.52 g (1%)34.60 g (27%)0.11 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 132.00g):
   187.44 kcal (9%) 0.69 g (1%) 45.67 g (35%) 0.15 g (0%)
3. Taro, raw - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 17.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  112.00 kcal (6%)1.50 g (3%)26.46 g (20%)0.20 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and sliced (or 104.00g):
   116.48 kcal (6%) 1.56 g (3%) 27.52 g (21%) 0.21 g (0%)
4. Taro, tahitian, raw - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 30.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  44.00 kcal (2%)2.79 g (5%)6.91 g (5%)0.97 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 125.00g):
   55 kcal (3%) 3.49 g (6%) 8.64 g (7%) 1.21 g (2%)
5. Taro, tahitian, cooked, without salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 27.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  44.00 kcal (2%)4.16 g (7%)6.85 g (5%)0.68 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 137.00g):
   60.28 kcal (3%) 5.7 g (10%) 9.38 g (7%) 0.93 g (1%)
6. Taro, tahitian, cooked, with salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 26.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  44.00 kcal (2%)4.16 g (7%)6.85 g (5%)0.68 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 137.00g):
   60.28 kcal (3%) 5.7 g (10%) 9.38 g (7%) 0.93 g (1%)
7. Taro leaves, raw - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 48.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  42.00 kcal (2%)4.98 g (9%)6.70 g (5%)0.74 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup (or 28.00g):
   11.76 kcal (1%) 1.39 g (2%) 1.88 g (1%) 0.21 g (0%)
  Other serving sizes 1.000 leaf (11" x 6-1/2") (or 10.00g):
  4.2 kcal (0%) 0.5 g (1%) 0.67 g (1%) 0.07 g (0%)
8. Taro leaves, cooked, steamed, without salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 50.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  24.00 kcal (1%)2.72 g (5%)4.02 g (3%)0.41 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup (or 145.00g):
   34.8 kcal (2%) 3.94 g (7%) 5.83 g (4%) 0.59 g (1%)
9. Taro, leaves, cooked, steamed, with salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 49.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  24.00 kcal (1%)2.72 g (5%)3.89 g (3%)0.41 g (1%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup (or 145.00g):
   34.8 kcal (2%) 3.94 g (7%) 5.64 g (4%) 0.59 g (1%)
10. Taro shoots, cooked, without salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 26.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  14.00 kcal (1%)0.73 g (1%)3.20 g (2%)0.08 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 140.00g):
   19.6 kcal (1%) 1.02 g (2%) 4.48 g (3%) 0.11 g (0%)
11. Taro, shoots, cooked, with salt - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 25.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  14.00 kcal (1%)0.73 g (1%)3.19 g (2%)0.08 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup slices (or 140.00g):
   19.6 kcal (1%) 1.02 g (2%) 4.47 g (3%) 0.11 g (0%)
12. Taro shoots, raw - Energy
  Nutritional Value : 31.00 / 100     food group - Vegetables and Vegetable Products
  Energy Protein Carbohydrate Total Fat
  Profile for a 100g serving :
  11.00 kcal (1%)0.92 g (2%)2.32 g (2%)0.09 g (0%)
  Typical Serving size of 0.500 cup slices (or 43.00g):
   4.73 kcal (0%) 0.4 g (1%) 1 g (1%) 0.04 g (0%)






energy and Nutritional Values - Top 221 Foods

Vegetables

leeks, turnip greens, swiss chard, mustard greens, yams, fennel, artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower, kale, green beans, brussel sprouts, cabbage, sweet potato, a potato, carrots, lettuce, iceberg lettuce, spinach, shiitake mushrooms, celery, salad, mushrooms, potatoes, baked potato, onions, asparagus, pumpkin, radishes, taro, turnips, okra, rhubarb, sweet corn, cowpeas, seaweed, broadbeans

Fruits

a banana, an apple, an orange, a peach, apricots, butternut squash, lemon, grapes, watermelon, strawberries, green grapes, kiwi, blueberries, zucchini, figs, honeydew, eggplant, dates, olives, a pear, coconut, cranberries, pomegranate, a mango, pineapple, cherries, cantaloupe, grapefruit, tangerine, nectarines, raisins, plums, tomatoes, chili peppers, chilis, peppers, avocado, cucumber, summer squash, winter squash, papaya, prunes, fruit salad, persimmons

Seafood

salmon, cod, sardines, shrimp, tuna, fish, tuna salad, halibut, sea bass, scallops, crab, lobster, oysters, herring, haddock, halibut, mackerel, pike, pollock, trout

Drinks

coffee, apple juice, cranberry juice, red wine, skim milk, white wine, wine, milk, beer, alcohol, coke, soy milk, whole milk, prune juice, tea, a shake, coconut milk, orange juice, energy drinks, soft drinks, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, lemonade

Nuts and Seeds

chia seeds, sunflower seeds, pecans, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, nuts, almonds, sesame seeds, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, chestnuts, coconut meat, ginkgo nuts, mixed nuts, macadamia nuts

Beans and Lentils

soybeans, pinto beans, kidney beans, lentils, black beans, lima beans, navy beans, beets, beans, garbanzo beans, baked beans

Meat

beef, steak, deer, bacon, chicken, fried chicken, turkey, turkey breast, chicken breast, meatloaf, ham, lamb, sausages, chicken light meat, chicken dark meat, chicken leg, fried chicken, roasted chicken, chicken thigh, chicken wings, duck, goose, pheasant, quail, pigeon, turkey light meat, turkey dark meat, turkey breast, turkey leg, turkey wing, emu, ostrich, frankfurter, pate, pork sausage, salami, bratwurst, pork loin, ground pork, lamb shank, veal, bison, beef liver, beef ribs

Fast Foods

french fries, pizza, a slice of pizza, hot dog, hamburger, a cheeseburger, a big mac

Dairy and Cheese

ricotta, yogurt, cottage cheese, an egg, egg whites, goats cheese, cheddar, cheddar cheese, cheese, hard boiled egg, feta cheese, mozzarella, low fat yogurt

Bread, Rice, Grains and Pasta

rye, millet, flaxseed, barley, buckwheat, whole wheat bread, a bagel, white bread, bread, quinoa, corn, spaghetti, rice, pasta, brown rice, white rice, cooked egg, mexican cheese, fruit yogurt

Spreads, Sauces and Herbs

hummus, mayonnaise, butter, peanut butter, soy sauce, thyme, basil, rosemary, pepper, coriander, dill, parsley, spices, chili sauce

Sweets, Desserts and Snacks

popcorn, chips, nachos, a granola bar, saltine crackers, cheesecake, jello, ice cream, doughnuts, chocolate, puddings, frozen yogurt, a snickers bar, croissants, danish pastry, english muffins, blueberry muffins, pie, pop tarts, coffeecake, crackers, potato chips, rice cakes, tortilla chips, fudge, puddings, syrups, dark chocolate, sundae, pretzels, pop tarts

Breakfast Cereal

granola, cheerios, oatmeal, kelloggs cereals, general mills cereals

Miscellaneous

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