The roots of taro are edible. However, the calorie content of taro root is very high, with 1 12 calories per100g, and there are more carbohydrates than potatoes. So eating too much taro root may lead to obesity, and people who lose weight should eat less.

Taro is an important vegetable and food crop, with high nutritional and medicinal value, and it is a nutritional product suitable for all ages. Moreover, the starch granules of taro are as small as one tenth of potato starch, and the digestibility can reach above 98%, which is especially suitable for infants and patients, so it has the reputation of emperor sacrifice. Besides starch, taro can also be used to make vinegar, make wine, separate protein and extract alkaloids.