Cereal vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between cereal and taco salad

Taco salad contains less vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin C, and manganese than cereal.
Cereal's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 520% higher.
Taco salad contains 54 times less vitamin B6 than cereal. Cereal contains 5.986mg of vitamin B6, while taco salad contains 0.11mg.
The amount of sodium in taco salad is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) 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.

Cereal

Taco salad

Contains more IronIron	+2861.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+458.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+373.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+186.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+870%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~72mg

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.

Cereal

Taco salad

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+2038.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12476%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+2050%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2288.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+5341.8%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+200.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	6.288mg	0.05mg	520%
Vitamin B6	5.986mg	0.11mg	452%
Iron	34.06mg	1.15mg	411%
Vitamin B2	3.87mg	0.18mg	284%
Vitamin B3	29.62mg	1.24mg	177%
Vitamin A	814µg		90%
Zinc	7.6mg	1.36mg	57%
Vitamin C	38.5mg	1.8mg	41%
Manganese	0.79mg	0.167mg	27%
Carbs	86.85g	11.91g	25%
Sodium	795mg	385mg	18%
Saturated fat	0.26g	3.446g	14%
Vitamin B12		0.32µg	13%
Calories	378kcal	141kcal	12%
Folate		42µg	11%
Fats	1.08g	7.46g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.68mg	9%
Calcium	10mg	97mg	9%
Selenium	6.3µg	2.2µg	7%
Cholesterol		22mg	7%
Fiber	1.4g		6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.204g	2.606g	6%
Choline		23.3mg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.354g	0.883g	4%
Copper	0.137mg	0.113mg	3%
Potassium	105mg	210mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	26mg	2%
Protein	6.06g	6.68g	1%
Phosphorus	77mg	72mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.08mg		1%
Net carbs	85.45g	11.91g	N/A
Sugar	10.35g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.066mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.241mg	0.254mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.26mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.767mg	0.549mg	0%
Lysine	0.113mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.13mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.365mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.344mg	0.343mg	0%
Histidine	0.162mg	0.201mg	0%
Fructose	0.26g		0%