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Bay leaf vs. Taco seasoning — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between bay leaf and taco seasoning?

  • Bay leaf is richer than taco seasoning in iron, fiber, protein, fats, and carbs.
  • Bay leaf's daily need coverage for iron is 453% more.
  • The amount of saturated fat in taco seasoning is lower.

We used Spices, bay leaf and PACE, Dry Taco Seasoning Mix types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 86% 250% 47% 1613% 139% 101% 48% 3% 1065% 15%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 253% 0% 0% 0% 1052% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +537%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 155% 0% 103% 0% 2.3% 97% 38% 0% 402% 0% 0% 135%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 150% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~45mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bay leaf Taco seasoning DV% diff.
Iron 43mg 6.75mg 453%
Manganese 8.167mg 355%
Sodium 23mg 8068mg 350%
Vitamin B6 1.74mg 134%
Calcium 834mg 83%
Copper 0.416mg 46%
Folate 180µg 45%
Zinc 3.7mg 34%
Vitamin A 309µg 34%
Vitamin B2 0.421mg 32%
Fiber 26.3g 18.8g 30%
Magnesium 120mg 29%
Potassium 529mg 16%
Phosphorus 113mg 16%
Protein 7.61g 0g 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.29g 15%
Fats 8.36g 0g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.005mg 13%
Saturated fat 2.28g 0g 10%
Calories 313kcal 188kcal 6%
Carbs 74.97g 56.29g 6%
Selenium 2.8µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.64g 4%
Vitamin C 46.5mg 45mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.009mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 2.4g 0g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 411kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 32g 53g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.7 N/A
Net carbs 48.67g 37.49g N/A
Sugar 18.76g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 8% 75% 5% 4%
Protein: 7.61 g
Fats: 8.36 g
Carbs: 74.97 g
Water: 5.44 g
Other: 3.62 g
56% 6% 38%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 38.01 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +33.2%
~equal in Water ~5.7g

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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. Bay leaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170917/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.