Hot sauce vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between hot sauce and taco
- Hot sauce has more vitamin C; however, taco is richer in vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, fiber, and vitamin K.
- Hot sauce covers your daily sodium needs 98% more than taco.
- Taco has 187 times less vitamin C than hot sauce. Hot sauce has 74.8mg of vitamin C, while taco has 0.4mg.
- Taco contains less sodium.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +540% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1012.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +45.1% |
Contains more IronIron | +147.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +175% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +1490.9% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1518.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +408.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +∞% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +18600% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +36.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +74.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +38.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +549.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +537.5% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +216.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 2643mg | 397mg | 98% |
Vitamin C | 74.8mg | 0.4mg | 83% |
Vitamin B12 | 0µg | 0.93µg | 39% |
Phosphorus | 11mg | 178mg | 24% |
Saturated fat | 0.052g | 4.384g | 20% |
Fats | 0.37g | 12.7g | 19% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.196g | 3.042g | 19% |
Protein | 0.51g | 8.86g | 17% |
Selenium | 0µg | 9.2µg | 17% |
Zinc | 0.11mg | 1.75mg | 15% |
Fiber | 0.3g | 3.9g | 14% |
Vitamin K | 2.4µg | 15.3µg | 11% |
Calories | 11kcal | 226kcal | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.03g | 4.411g | 11% |
Iron | 0.48mg | 1.19mg | 9% |
Manganese | 0.049mg | 0.249mg | 9% |
Cholesterol | 0mg | 28mg | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.254mg | 1.65mg | 9% |
Calcium | 8mg | 89mg | 8% |
Choline | 32mg | 6% | |
Starch | 14.78g | 6% | |
Magnesium | 5mg | 32mg | 6% |
Carbs | 1.75g | 19.85g | 6% |
Copper | 0.028mg | 0.077mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.157mg | 0.09mg | 5% |
Folate | 6µg | 19µg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.12mg | 0.6mg | 3% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.11mg | 2% | |
Potassium | 144mg | 209mg | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.082mg | 0.06mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.036mg | 0.05mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Vitamin A | 8µg | 20µg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 4IU | 1% | |
Net carbs | 1.45g | 15.95g | N/A |
Sugar | 1.26g | 0.9g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.467g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.007mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.019mg | 0% | |
Isoleucine | 0.017mg | 0% | |
Leucine | 0.027mg | 0% | |
Lysine | 0.023mg | 0% | |
Methionine | 0.006mg | 0% | |
Phenylalanine | 0.016mg | 0% | |
Valine | 0.022mg | 0% | |
Histidine | 0.01mg | 0% | |
Fructose | 0.3g | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.005g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.166g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 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
Contains more WaterWater | +57.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +370.7% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1637.3% |
Contains more FatsFats | +3332.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +1034.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.8% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +14603.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1452% |