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Burrito vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are burrito and taro different?

  • Burrito is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B5, while taro is higher in vitamin B6 and potassium.
  • Burrito covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 21% more than taro.
  • Burrito contains 77 times more saturated fat than taro. Burrito contains 3.174g of saturated fat, while taro contains 0.041g.
  • Taro has a higher glycemic index (54) than burrito (37).

Fast foods, burrito, with beans and Taro, raw 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 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20.9%
Contains more IronIron +278.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +204.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1342.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.6%
~equal in Copper ~0.172mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.383mg

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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
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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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1020%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +211.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +203.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +81.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +54.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +102.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Burrito Taro DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 0µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0.025mg 20%
Sodium 454mg 11mg 19%
Iron 2.08mg 0.55mg 19%
Selenium 10.1µg 0.7µg 17%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.29mg 0.095mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.174g 0.041g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.92mg 0.303mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.14mg 0.283mg 11%
Protein 6.48g 1.5g 10%
Fats 6.22g 0.2g 9%
Potassium 301mg 591mg 9%
Vitamin B3 1.87mg 0.6mg 8%
Phosphorus 45mg 84mg 6%
Folate 40µg 22µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.184g 0.016g 5%
Calories 206kcal 112kcal 5%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.23mg 4%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 4.5mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.551g 0.083g 3%
Choline 26.8mg 17.3mg 2%
Magnesium 40mg 33mg 2%
Carbs 32.92g 26.46g 2%
Manganese 0.4mg 0.383mg 1%
Calcium 52mg 43mg 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 0mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Net carbs 32.92g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Copper 0.174mg 0.172mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.079mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.244mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.27mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.504mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.343mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.351mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.319mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.172mg 0.034mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 g
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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +332%
Contains more FatsFats +3010%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +24.4%
Contains more OtherOther +54.2%
Contains more WaterWater +34.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 g
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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +563.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.7%

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/nutrients
  2. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.