Taro is high in calories, similar to potatoes, but there is an element that is not suitable for the body. Medically speaking, it is ok to eat a little occasionally, but eating it often will be bad for your stomach and won't make you fat. Every 100g of taro contains 33 1kj of heat, 78.6g of water, 2.2g of protein, 0.2g of fat, eudk dietary fiber 1g, carbohydrate 17. 1g, etc. It is also reported that it contains a lot of saponins and other medicinal components.

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Taro, also known as taro and taro, is the underground bulb of Araceae. Its shape and meat quality vary from variety to variety, and it is generally eaten with small taro. Perennial tuberous plants, usually cultivated as annual crops. Shield-shaped leaves, petioles long and fat, green or purplish red; Short stems are formed at the base of plants, which gradually accumulate nutrients and become fleshy bulbs, called "taro" or "mother taro", which are spherical, oval, ovoid or blocky. The mother taro has a brain bud in each node, but the axillary bud in the middle and lower nodes has the strongest activity. The first tillering to form a small bulb is called "sub-taro", and then "sun taro" occurs from the sub-taro, which can form great-grandson or great-grandson taro under suitable conditions.

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Baidu encyclopedia-taro