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Beans vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beans and taco salad

  • Beans have more copper and vitamin B1; however, taco salad has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
  • Taco salad's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 17% more.
  • Beans have 3 times more vitamin B1 than taco salad. Beans have 0.15mg of vitamin B1, while taco salad has 0.05mg.
  • Beans are lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beans, baked, canned, no salt added and Fast foods, taco salad.

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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.
Beans
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 15% 26% 11% 69% 38% 45% 0.13% 0% 25%
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 +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +104.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +94%
Contains more IronIron +296.6%
~equal in Zinc ~1.36mg

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.
Beans
7
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 10% 1.7% 3% 0% 38% 14% 8.1% 0% 30% 0% 2% 18% 17%
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 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +188.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +75%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beans Taco salad DV% diff.
Fiber 5.5g 22%
Sodium 1mg 385mg 17%
Saturated fat 0.103g 3.446g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.32µg 13%
Iron 0.29mg 1.15mg 11%
Fats 0.4g 7.46g 11%
Copper 0.206mg 0.113mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.18mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.15mg 0.05mg 8%
Cholesterol 0mg 22mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.035g 2.606g 6%
Vitamin B3 0.43mg 1.24mg 5%
Calcium 50mg 97mg 5%
Phosphorus 104mg 72mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.172g 0.883g 5%
Folate 24µg 42µg 5%
Selenium 4.5µg 2.2µg 4%
Protein 4.8g 6.68g 4%
Potassium 296mg 210mg 3%
Carbs 20.49g 11.91g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.11mg 2%
Calories 105kcal 141kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 1%
Choline 30.8mg 23.3mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 1.8mg 1%
Net carbs 14.99g 11.91g N/A
Sugar 7.78g N/A
Zinc 1.4mg 1.36mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
3
5% 20% 73% 2%
Protein: 4.8 g
Fats: 0.4 g
Carbs: 20.49 g
Water: 72.6 g
Other: 1.71 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 CarbsCarbs +72%
Contains more ProteinProtein +39.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1765%
~equal in Water ~72.35g
~equal in Other ~1.6g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beans
1
33% 11% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.103 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.172 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 -97%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7345.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +413.4%

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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. Beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168128/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.