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

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A recap on differences between fast foods, burrito, with beans and beef and taco

  • Fast foods, burrito, with beans, and beef has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, taco is higher in vitamin K and vitamin B12.
  • Fast foods, burrito, with beans, and beef covers your daily folate needs 14% more than taco.
  • Taco contains 3 times less vitamin B1 than fast foods, burrito, with beans,, and beef. Fast foods, burrito, with beans,, and beef contains 0.173mg of vitamin B1, while taco contains 0.05mg.
  • Taco has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, burrito, with beans, and beef 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 18% 27% 24% 72% 37% 54% 70% 74% 32% 68%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +28.7%
Contains more IronIron +60.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +34.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -30.4%
~equal in Calcium ~89mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.249mg

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 6.3% 5.7% 9% 1.5% 43% 27% 41% 19% 45% 85% 6% 55% 17%
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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 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +91.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +32.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +118.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +284.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +537.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Choline ~32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fast foods, burrito, with beans and beef Taco DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.577g 3.042g 16%
Folate 73µg 19µg 14%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 15.3µg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.173mg 0.05mg 10%
Vitamin B12 0.68µg 0.93µg 10%
Iron 1.91mg 1.19mg 9%
Sodium 570mg 397mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.197mg 0.09mg 8%
Fats 7.47g 12.7g 8%
Saturated fat 2.905g 4.384g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.312mg 6%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Selenium 12.4µg 9.2µg 6%
Protein 11.52g 8.86g 5%
Fiber 3g 3.9g 4%
Copper 0.11mg 0.077mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.115mg 0.06mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 3.257g 4.411g 3%
Vitamin B3 2.184mg 1.65mg 3%
Calories 191kcal 226kcal 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0.4mg 2%
Phosphorus 163mg 178mg 2%
Zinc 1.99mg 1.75mg 2%
Potassium 269mg 209mg 2%
Magnesium 25mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.45mg 0.6mg 1%
Cholesterol 26mg 28mg 1%
Carbs 19.52g 19.85g 0%
Net carbs 16.52g 15.95g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 4IU 0%
Calcium 90mg 89mg 0%
Sugar 2.19g 0.9g N/A
Vitamin A 17µg 20µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Manganese 0.247mg 0.249mg 0%
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Choline 31.7mg 32mg 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% 7% 20% 60%
Protein: 11.52 g
Fats: 7.47 g
Carbs: 19.52 g
Water: 60 g
Other: 1.49 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 +30%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
~equal in Carbs ~19.85g
~equal in Water ~57.02g
~equal in Other ~1.57g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
43% 48% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.905 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.257 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.577 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 -33.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +427.2%

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 and beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173277/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.