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Taro
56
kcal / 100g
about 234 kJ
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
2.2Protein
0.2Fat
18.1Carbs
1Fiber
Common Serving Sizes
Per 100g
56 kcal
How long to burn 56 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 56 kcal in each 100g:
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Jogging7 min
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Brisk Walking12 min
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Swimming6 min
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Cycling8 min
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Jump Rope5 min
About Taro
A soft, starchy root vegetable that works as a coarse-grain staple.
Health Benefits of Taro
Staple-like carbohydrate content
Taro is ~81 kcal and ~18.1g carbs per 100g, high for a vegetable and closer to a coarse grain. Its mucin protein and dietary fibre give a dense, sweet, fluffy texture. As a staple replacement (for half a bowl of rice), a serving of cooked taro (~200g) is ~162 kcal.
Classic ways to eat it
Steamed taro dipped in sugar is the simplest (use less or no sugar); taro with braised pork, cured-meat taro, and taro cake are classics; taro balls and mash star in desserts. Taro skin has calcium-oxalate needle crystals that itch on contact - peel with gloves or under running water.