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Mousse vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between mousse and taco salad

  • Mousse has more selenium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12; however, taco salad is higher in iron, vitamin B3, folate, and zinc.
  • Mousse covers your daily cholesterol needs 39% more than taco salad.
  • Taco salad contains 3 times less selenium than mousse. Mousse contains 7.4µg of selenium, while taco salad contains 2.2µg.
  • Taco salad has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Fast foods, taco salad.

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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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 29% 13% 21% 25% 17% 50% 5% 7.7% 40%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +236.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +46.9%
Contains more IronIron +109.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +50.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +183.1%
~equal in Calcium ~97mg

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.
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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 0.33% 47% 10% 0% 11% 47% 2.7% 32% 13% 59% 4% 11% 0%
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% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +46.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +749.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +89.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mousse Taco salad DV% diff.
Cholesterol 140mg 22mg 39%
Saturated fat 9.151g 3.446g 26%
Vitamin A 140µg 16%
Sodium 38mg 385mg 15%
Fats 16g 7.46g 13%
Selenium 7.4µg 2.2µg 9%
Iron 0.55mg 1.15mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0.146mg 1.24mg 7%
Folate 15µg 42µg 7%
Zinc 0.64mg 1.36mg 7%
Phosphorus 117mg 72mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 5.027g 2.606g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 0.32µg 6%
Manganese 0.059mg 0.167mg 5%
Protein 4.14g 6.68g 5%
Calories 225kcal 141kcal 4%
Copper 0.075mg 0.113mg 4%
Choline 23.3mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.058mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.533mg 0.68mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Caffeine 7mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.205mg 0.18mg 2%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1.8mg 2%
Potassium 143mg 210mg 2%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Magnesium 20mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 16.07g 11.91g 1%
Net carbs 15.47g 11.91g N/A
Calcium 96mg 97mg 0%
Sugar 14.81g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.05mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.879g 0.883g 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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4% 16% 16% 63%
Protein: 4.14 g
Fats: 16 g
Carbs: 16.07 g
Water: 62.94 g
Other: 0.85 g
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +114.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +61.4%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
Contains more OtherOther +88.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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61% 33% 6%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.151 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.027 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.879 g
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +92.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.3%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.883g

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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. Mousse - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168777/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.