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Baby food vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are baby food and taco salad different?

  • Baby food is higher than taco salad in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, and magnesium.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 579% more than taco salad.
  • Baby food contains 49 times more vitamin B1 than taco salad. Baby food contains 2.438mg of vitamin B1, while taco salad contains 0.05mg.
  • Baby food is lower in sodium.

Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified and Fast foods, taco salad types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +284.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +655.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.1%
Contains more IronIron +4030.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +195.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +444.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1077.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +27.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4776%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1409.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2699.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +71.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Folate ~42µg
~equal in Choline ~23.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baby food Taco salad DV% diff.
Iron 47.5mg 1.15mg 579%
Vitamin B3 34.714mg 1.24mg 209%
Vitamin B1 2.438mg 0.05mg 199%
Vitamin B2 2.717mg 0.18mg 195%
Calcium 733mg 97mg 64%
Phosphorus 392mg 72mg 46%
Selenium 25.9µg 2.2µg 43%
Fiber 7.5g 30%
Vitamin E 3.68mg 25%
Copper 0.334mg 0.113mg 25%
Carbs 73.4g 11.91g 20%
Magnesium 100mg 26mg 18%
Sodium 3mg 385mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.32µg 13%
Saturated fat 0.769g 3.446g 12%
Calories 379kcal 141kcal 12%
Protein 12.2g 6.68g 11%
Zinc 2.4mg 1.36mg 9%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 0.68mg 8%
Manganese 0.167mg 7%
Potassium 437mg 210mg 7%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.189mg 0.11mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.697g 0.883g 5%
Fats 4.4g 7.46g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.206g 2.606g 4%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 1.8mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 65.9g 11.91g N/A
Sugar 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Folate 43µg 42µg 0%
Choline 23.2mg 23.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +82.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +516.3%
Contains more OtherOther +106.3%
Contains more FatsFats +69.5%
Contains more WaterWater +979.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +116.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.