Nachos vs. Sardines — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between nachos and sardines?

Nachos are richer in vitamin K and vitamin E, while sardines are higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin D, calcium, vitamin B3, and iron.
Sardines' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 370% higher.
Sardines have 7 times less vitamin K than nachos. Nachos have 19.3µg of vitamin K, while sardines have 2.6µg.
Nachos are lower in cholesterol.
Nachos have a higher glycemic index (75) than sardines (0).

We used Fast foods, nachos, with cheese and Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone 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.

Nachos

Sardines

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+73.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+506.3%
Contains more IronIron	+289.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+190.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+52.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+147.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+512.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~39mg

~equal in Potassium ~397mg

~equal in Sodium ~307mg

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.

Nachos

Sardines

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+53.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+642.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+540%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+732.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+68.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+12671.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+184.1%

~equal in Folate ~10µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.07µg	8.94µg	370%
Selenium	8.6µg	52.7µg	80%
Cholesterol	3mg	142mg	46%
Phosphorus	198mg	490mg	42%
Protein	4.32g	24.62g	41%
Calcium	63mg	382mg	32%
Vitamin B3	0.63mg	5.245mg	29%
Iron	0.75mg	2.92mg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	14.02g	3.869g	25%
Vitamin D	0IU	193IU	24%
Vitamin D	0µg	4.8µg	24%
Fats	21.5g	11.45g	15%
Vitamin K	19.3µg	2.6µg	14%
Vitamin E	4.08mg	2.04mg	14%
Copper	0.064mg	0.186mg	14%
Fiber	3.2g	0g	13%
Carbs	34.91g	0g	12%
Starch	28.33g		12%
Choline	26.4mg	75mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.133mg	0.227mg	7%
Calories	343kcal	208kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	0.642mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.123mg	0.08mg	4%
Zinc	0.86mg	1.31mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.215mg	0.167mg	4%
Vitamin A	5µg	32µg	3%
Saturated fat	2.173g	1.528g	3%
Manganese	0.187mg	0.108mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.04g	5.148g	1%
Magnesium	42mg	39mg	1%
Potassium	362mg	397mg	1%
Net carbs	31.71g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.17g	0g	N/A
Sodium	313mg	307mg	0%
Folate	10µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat	0.058g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.276mg	0%
Threonine	0.156mg	1.079mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.187mg	1.134mg	0%
Leucine	0.521mg	2.001mg	0%
Lysine	0.156mg	2.26mg	0%
Methionine	0.094mg	0.729mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.229mg	0.961mg	0%
Valine	0.25mg	1.268mg	0%
Histidine	0.135mg	0.725mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.473g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.509g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.617g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.032g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	4.343g		N/A