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Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon and taco different?

  • Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon is higher in phosphorus, selenium, copper, vitamin B1, choline, and vitamin B2; however, taco is richer in fiber and vitamin K.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon is 46% higher.
  • Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon contains 5 times more vitamin B1 than taco. While fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon contains 0.269mg of vitamin B1, taco contains only 0.05mg.
  • Taco has less cholesterol.

Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese,, and bacon and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell are the varieties 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 11% 31% 12% 59% 91% 30% 156% 106% 18% 127%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 27% 18% 45% 26% 48% 76% 52% 32% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.7%
Contains more IronIron +31.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +254.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +153.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +113.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.1%

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 0% 26% 20% 7.5% 67% 57% 44% 46% 26% 108% 11% 36% 69%
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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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +285%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +70%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +438%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +311.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +42.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +152.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +295.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +264.3%
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.93µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon Taco DV% diff.
Cholesterol 166mg 28mg 46%
Selenium 23.3µg 9.2µg 26%
Phosphorus 363mg 178mg 26%
Copper 0.273mg 0.077mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.269mg 0.05mg 18%
Sodium 816mg 397mg 18%
Choline 126.7mg 32mg 17%
Fiber 0.2g 3.9g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.772mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.247mg 0.06mg 14%
Vitamin K 4.2µg 15.3µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 8.035g 4.411g 9%
Folate 48µg 19µg 7%
Saturated fat 5.893g 4.384g 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.922g 3.042g 7%
Fats 17.48g 12.7g 7%
Zinc 1.09mg 1.75mg 6%
Protein 12.01g 8.86g 6%
Vitamin A 77µg 20µg 6%
Iron 1.57mg 1.19mg 5%
Manganese 0.136mg 0.249mg 5%
Vitamin B3 2.35mg 1.65mg 4%
Magnesium 15mg 32mg 4%
Calories 301kcal 226kcal 4%
Vitamin B12 0.86µg 0.93µg 3%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.113mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Potassium 131mg 209mg 2%
Vitamin D 21IU 4IU 2%
Carbs 24.44g 19.85g 2%
Starch 17.84g 14.78g 1%
Calcium 103mg 89mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 24.24g 15.95g N/A
Sugar 1.74g 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.163mg 0%
Threonine 0.5mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.515mg 0%
Leucine 0.931mg 0%
Lysine 0.695mg 0%
Methionine 0.295mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.561mg 0%
Valine 0.636mg 0%
Histidine 0.303mg 0%
Fructose 0.08g 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.052g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.022g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.075g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.708g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 17% 24% 43% 3%
Protein: 12.01 g
Fats: 17.48 g
Carbs: 24.44 g
Water: 42.99 g
Other: 3.08 g
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9% 13% 20% 57%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 12.7 g
Carbs: 19.85 g
Water: 57.02 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.6%
Contains more FatsFats +37.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.1%
Contains more OtherOther +96.2%
Contains more WaterWater +32.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 51% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.893 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.035 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.922 g
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37% 37% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.384 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.411 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +82.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +58.3%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
91% 3% 4%
Starch: 17.84 g
Sucrose: 0.5 g
Glucose: 0.17 g
Fructose: 0.08 g
Lactose: 0.79 g
Maltose: 0.2 g
Galactose: 0 g
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94% 3% 2%
Starch: 14.78 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.3 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +20.7%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +25%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +17.6%
Contains more FructoseFructose +275%
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Fast foods, biscuit, with egg, cheese, and bacon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172029/nutrients
  2. Taco - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170689/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.