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Pimiento vs. Taco — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pimiento and taco

  • Pimiento has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6; however, taco is higher in vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 94% more than taco.
  • Taco contains 20 times less vitamin A than pimiento. Pimiento contains 2655IU of vitamin A, while taco contains 131IU.
  • Pimiento has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Pimento, canned 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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
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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 +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +821.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +947.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4500%

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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
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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 +21125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +565%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +407.9%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pimiento Taco DV% diff.
Vitamin C 84.9mg 0.4mg 94%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.93µg 39%
Phosphorus 17mg 178mg 23%
Saturated fat 0.045g 4.384g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.161g 3.042g 19%
Fats 0.3g 12.7g 19%
Sodium 14mg 397mg 17%
Protein 1.1g 8.86g 16%
Selenium 0.2µg 9.2µg 16%
Zinc 0.19mg 1.75mg 14%
Vitamin A 133µg 20µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 4.411g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.215mg 0.09mg 10%
Calories 23kcal 226kcal 10%
Cholesterol 0mg 28mg 9%
Calcium 6mg 89mg 8%
Fiber 1.9g 3.9g 8%
Manganese 0.092mg 0.249mg 7%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Iron 1.68mg 1.19mg 6%
Vitamin K 8.3µg 15.3µg 6%
Magnesium 6mg 32mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.615mg 1.65mg 6%
Choline 6.3mg 32mg 5%
Carbs 5.1g 19.85g 5%
Copper 0.049mg 0.077mg 3%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.017mg 0.05mg 3%
Potassium 158mg 209mg 2%
Vitamin D 0IU 4IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 3.2g 15.95g N/A
Sugar 2.71g 0.9g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 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 WaterWater +63.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +705.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.2%
Contains more OtherOther +292.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 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 -99%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21955%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1789.4%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.