The calories of taro are not too high. The calories of edible taro are 58 calories per 100 grams, which is much lower than the 116 calories of rice per 100 grams.

Because taro is rich in starch and is a staple food, if you eat taro that day, you should eat less staple food such as rice, noodles, and steamed buns to avoid excessive carbohydrate intake. And cause obesity.

Extended information

Taro is an important vegetable and food crop with high nutritional and medicinal value. It is a nutritional supplement suitable for all ages; and the starch particles of taro are as small as potatoes. It is 1/10 of starch and its digestibility can reach over 98%. It is especially suitable for infants and patients, so it is known as the "Emperor's Offering". In addition to the main use of starch, taro can also be used to make vinegar, make wine, separate proteins, extract alkaloids, etc.

It is native to tropical areas in my country, India, and the Malay Peninsula. It has been cultivated for a long time in the north and south of my country. It is also popularly cultivated in tropical areas such as Egypt, the Philippines, and Java, Indonesia, and is regarded as a staple food. Since taro likes high temperature and humidity best, the farther south the cultivation habit is, the more prosperous it becomes.

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