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Fast foods, biscuit, with ham vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between fast foods, biscuit, with ham and taco

  • Fast foods, biscuit, with ham has more phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, taco is richer in vitamin B12 and fiber.
  • Fast foods, biscuit, with ham covers your daily phosphorus needs 45% more than taco.
  • Taco has 9 times less vitamin B1 than fast foods, biscuit, with ham. Fast foods, biscuit, with ham has 0.45mg of vitamin B1, while taco has 0.05mg.
  • Taco contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, biscuit, with ham and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell.

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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 14% 43% 15% 90% 11% 40% 210% 127% 42% 93%
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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 +59.6%
Contains more IronIron +102.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +175.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +85.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +140.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.2%

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 0.33% 9% 25% 4.5% 113% 65% 58% 22% 28% 3.8% 14% 26% 22%
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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 +35%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +105%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +86.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +78.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +168.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast foods, biscuit, with ham Taco DV% diff.
Phosphorus 490mg 178mg 45%
Vitamin B12 0.03µg 0.93µg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.45mg 0.05mg 33%
Saturated fat 10.096g 4.384g 26%
Sodium 974mg 397mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.28mg 0.06mg 17%
Iron 2.41mg 1.19mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.918g 3.042g 14%
Selenium 17.1µg 9.2µg 14%
Fiber 0.7g 3.9g 13%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 1.65mg 9%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 15.3µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.36mg 7%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Protein 11.85g 8.86g 6%
Calories 342kcal 226kcal 6%
Carbs 38.75g 19.85g 6%
Fats 16.3g 12.7g 6%
Copper 0.032mg 0.077mg 5%
Calcium 142mg 89mg 5%
Folate 34µg 19µg 4%
Vitamin E 1.23mg 0.6mg 4%
Magnesium 20mg 32mg 3%
Zinc 1.46mg 1.75mg 3%
Manganese 0.32mg 0.249mg 3%
Cholesterol 22mg 28mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.12mg 0.09mg 2%
Choline 40.8mg 32mg 2%
Potassium 174mg 209mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin A 27µg 20µg 1%
Vitamin D 13IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 38.05g 15.95g N/A
Sugar 1.97g 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 4.277g 4.411g 0%
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0%
Threonine 0.481mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.513mg 0%
Leucine 0.937mg 0%
Lysine 0.818mg 0%
Methionine 0.289mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.547mg 0%
Valine 0.533mg 0%
Histidine 0.382mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 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 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.708g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 16% 39% 28% 5%
Protein: 11.85 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 38.75 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 4.7 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 +33.7%
Contains more FatsFats +28.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95.2%
Contains more OtherOther +199.4%
Contains more WaterWater +100.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
66% 28% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.096 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.918 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +231.4%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.411g

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 ham - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172030/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.

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