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Potato salad vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between potato salad and taco salad?

  • Potato salad is higher in vitamin C, yet taco salad is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, folate, calcium, and iron.
  • Potato salad's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 15% more.
  • Potato salad has 6 times more vitamin C than taco salad. While potato salad has 10mg of vitamin C, taco salad has only 1.8mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in taco salad is lower.

We used Potato salad, home-prepared and Fast foods, taco salad types in this article.

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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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
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 PotassiumPotassium +21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +86.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +410.5%
Contains more IronIron +76.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +338.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +65.3%
~equal in Copper ~0.113mg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 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 CVitamin C +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +54%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +500%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato salad Taco salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.737g 0.883g 19%
Cholesterol 68mg 22mg 15%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.32µg 13%
Zinc 0.31mg 1.36mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.18mg 9%
Folate 7µg 42µg 9%
Saturated fat 1.429g 3.446g 9%
Vitamin C 10mg 1.8mg 9%
Calcium 19mg 97mg 8%
Protein 2.68g 6.68g 8%
Sodium 529mg 385mg 6%
Iron 0.65mg 1.15mg 6%
Fiber 1.3g 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 4%
Choline 23.3mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 72mg 3%
Magnesium 15mg 26mg 3%
Manganese 0.101mg 0.167mg 3%
Selenium 4.1µg 2.2µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 0.68mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.89mg 1.24mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.141mg 0.11mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.05mg 2%
Copper 0.118mg 0.113mg 1%
Potassium 254mg 210mg 1%
Fats 8.2g 7.46g 1%
Calories 143kcal 141kcal 0%
Carbs 11.17g 11.91g 0%
Net carbs 9.87g 11.91g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 2.48g 2.606g 0%
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.116mg 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.141mg 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.202mg 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.171mg 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.066mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.135mg 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.062mg 0.201mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 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 OtherOther +21.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +149.3%
~equal in Fats ~7.46g
~equal in Carbs ~11.91g
~equal in Water ~72.35g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +323.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~2.606g

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.