Vegetable
Whole Tuber
Taro whole tuber is a prepared form of the tuber, cut or sorted so cooks get consistent pieces without full breakdown. plant ingredient with cultivar-driven sweetness, acid or starch. Match cooking time to piece size and moisture. ripeness and cut size drive timing more than complex technique. Use sound product and keep cut surfaces from drying out before the pan. Cold product sears better—pat surfaces dry and do not crowd the pan.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 20.8 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
- Total Carbohydrate 14.1 g
- Dietary Fibre 2.58 g
- Total Sugars 2.94 g
- Complex / starch 5.84 g
- Protein 1.96 g
- Water 87 g
- Energy 60.9 kcal
- Water 87 g
- Carbohydrates 14.1 g
- Protein 1.96 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.16 g
- Omega-3 0.02 g
- Vitamins 72.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.15 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 29.1 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.38 mg
- Vitamin K 23.5 µg
- Minerals 348 mg
- Major Minerals 347 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.05 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.61 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.3 · vitamin-b6: 0.15 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 29.1 · vitamin-e: 0.38 · vitamin-k: 23.5 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Market gardeners and growers selected taro for flavour, yield and keeping quality, including named whole tuber portions.
Cold storage and transport made taro a year-round kitchen staple in many regions, including named whole tuber portions.
Cooks bought prepped forms of taro for speed while markets still sold whole produce, including named whole tuber portions.