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Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef and taco?

  • Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and folate, yet taco is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin K, and phosphorus.
  • Taco's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 28% higher.
  • Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef has 4 times more vitamin B1 than taco. Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef has 0.213mg of vitamin B1, while taco has 0.05mg.
  • Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef contains less saturated fat.

We used Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese,, and beef and Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell types in this comparison.

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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 16% 27% 18% 68% 35% 24% 56% 59% 39% 58%
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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 +52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +39.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +35.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12%
~equal in Calcium ~89mg
~equal in Potassium ~209mg

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 4.3% 17% 5.6% 1.5% 53% 51% 39% 21% 22% 34% 15% 34% 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 CVitamin C +225%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +326%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +271.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +244.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast foods, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef Taco DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.27µg 0.93µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.213mg 0.05mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.06mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.575g 3.042g 10%
Fats 6.8g 12.7g 9%
Zinc 0.88mg 1.75mg 8%
Saturated fat 2.733g 4.384g 8%
Vitamin K 6.1µg 15.3µg 8%
Iron 1.82mg 1.19mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.345mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.803g 4.411g 7%
Folate 45µg 19µg 7%
Phosphorus 131mg 178mg 7%
Cholesterol 12mg 28mg 5%
Protein 7.03g 8.86g 4%
Vitamin A 52µg 20µg 4%
Copper 0.106mg 0.077mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.09mg 1.65mg 3%
Selenium 10.7µg 9.2µg 3%
Manganese 0.298mg 0.249mg 2%
Calories 180kcal 226kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.6mg 2%
Sodium 451mg 397mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 32mg 2%
Fiber 3.7g 3.9g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 27.9mg 32mg 1%
Carbs 23.37g 19.85g 1%
Net carbs 19.67g 15.95g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 4IU 0%
Calcium 90mg 89mg 0%
Potassium 204mg 209mg 0%
Sugar 2.1g 0.9g N/A
Starch 14.5g 14.78g 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.151g 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.063mg 0%
Threonine 0.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.268mg 0%
Leucine 0.474mg 0%
Lysine 0.295mg 0%
Methionine 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.295mg 0%
Valine 0.322mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0%
Fructose 0.6g 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.002g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.202g 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.007g 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.305g 2.708g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 7% 23% 61% 2%
Protein: 7.03 g
Fats: 6.8 g
Carbs: 23.37 g
Water: 60.9 g
Other: 1.9 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 CarbsCarbs +17.7%
Contains more OtherOther +21%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26%
Contains more FatsFats +86.8%
~equal in Water ~57.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 30% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.803 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.575 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 -37.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +144.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +93.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
87% 3% 4% 2% 3%
Starch: 14.5 g
Sucrose: 0.17 g
Glucose: 0.5 g
Fructose: 0.6 g
Lactose: 0.33 g
Maltose: 0.5 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 GlucoseGlucose +150%
Contains more FructoseFructose +100%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +135.3%
~equal in Starch ~14.78g
~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, burrito, with beans, cheese, and beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173278/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.