Taro Chips with Coconut Cream Dip
Taro Chips with Coconut Cream Dip is a popular snack or appetizer featuring thinly sliced, crispy fried or baked taro root served alongside a rich, creamy dip made from coconut milk. The dish is common in tropical regions across Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean, where taro and coconut are staple crops.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This dish is generally high in carbohydrates from the starchy taro and high in fat from the fried chips and coconut cream dip, making it calorie-dense. It provides dietary fiber, potassium, and some vitamins from the taro, along with healthy medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) from the coconut.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 280 kcal |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Carbs | 32 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| Fiber | 4.5 g |
| Sugar | 8 g |
| Sodium | 180 mg |
| Potassium | 450 mg |
| Vitamin C | 12 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.2 mg |
| Manganese | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 45 mg |
| Phosphorus | 80 mg |
| Iron | 1.2 mg |
| Copper | 0.3 mg |
Per 1 cup (150 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Taro is one of the world's oldest cultivated crops, often considered a 'life-giving' plant in Polynesian and Asian cultures. Nutritionally, taro offers resistant starch which can benefit gut health, while coconut cream provides quick energy and is traditionally valued for its cooling properties in hot climates.
