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

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Differences between fast foods, biscuit, with sausage and taco

  • Fast foods, biscuit, with sausage has more vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and selenium, while taco has more fiber and vitamin B12.
  • Fast foods, biscuit, with sausage's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 28% higher.
  • Taco contains 4 times less vitamin B2 than fast foods, biscuit, with sausage. Fast foods, biscuit, with sausage contains 0.217mg of vitamin B2, while taco contains 0.06mg.
  • The amount of sodium in taco is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, biscuit, with sausage 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 9.3% 14% 14% 70% 85% 19% 146% 106% 23% 82%
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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 IronIron +56.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +231.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +91.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +146.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.1%

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% 0.33% 17% 4.5% 96% 50% 65% 28% 15% 75% 14% 37% 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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14% 17%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +40%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +670%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +261.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +108.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +55%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +178.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast foods, biscuit, with sausage Taco DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.385mg 0.05mg 28%
Phosphorus 341mg 178mg 23%
Copper 0.255mg 0.077mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 12.157g 4.411g 19%
Sodium 814mg 397mg 18%
Fats 24.42g 12.7g 18%
Saturated fat 7.427g 4.384g 14%
Fiber 0.4g 3.9g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.6µg 0.93µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.217mg 0.06mg 12%
Selenium 15µg 9.2µg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.445mg 1.65mg 11%
Zinc 0.71mg 1.75mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.467mg 9%
Iron 1.86mg 1.19mg 8%
Vitamin K 5.5µg 15.3µg 8%
Folate 49µg 19µg 8%
Calories 371kcal 226kcal 7%
Magnesium 13mg 32mg 5%
Starch 24.23g 14.78g 4%
Calcium 47mg 89mg 4%
Carbs 29.99g 19.85g 3%
Manganese 0.179mg 0.249mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.063mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin A 1µg 20µg 2%
Protein 9.67g 8.86g 2%
Potassium 153mg 209mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.84mg 0.6mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 14IU 4IU 1%
Choline 26.7mg 32mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 29.59g 15.95g N/A
Cholesterol 28mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 1.59g 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 3.107g 3.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.353mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.358mg 0%
Leucine 0.661mg 0%
Lysine 0.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.162mg 0%
Valine 0.416mg 0%
Histidine 0.25mg 0%
Fructose 0.11g 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 0.282g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.708g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 24% 30% 33% 3%
Protein: 9.67 g
Fats: 24.42 g
Carbs: 29.99 g
Water: 32.82 g
Other: 3.1 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 FatsFats +92.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.1%
Contains more OtherOther +97.5%
Contains more WaterWater +73.7%
~equal in Protein ~8.86g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 54% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.427 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.157 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.107 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 +175.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~3.042g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 3%
Starch: 24.23 g
Sucrose: 0.42 g
Glucose: 0.21 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0.66 g
Maltose: 0.19 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 +63.9%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +172.7%
~equal in Sucrose ~0.4g
~equal in Glucose ~0.2g
~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 sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172031/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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