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Taco salad vs. Burrito — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taco salad and burrito

  • Taco salad has more zinc, while burrito has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, manganese, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, and copper.
  • Burrito covers your daily need for vitamin B1, 20% more than taco salad.
  • Taco salad contains 11 times more cholesterol than burrito. While taco salad contains 22mg of cholesterol, burrito contains only 2mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, taco salad and Fast foods, burrito, with beans.

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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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 29% 16% 27% 78% 58% 19% 19% 59% 52% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +94.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +43.3%
Contains more IronIron +80.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +54%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +359.1%

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 6% 0% 0% 0% 13% 42% 23% 41% 25% 40% 0% 32% 13%
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 3% 0% 0% 0% 73% 65% 35% 55% 32% 63% 0% 30% 15%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +480%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +56.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +15%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~40µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Burrito DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.29mg 20%
Selenium 2.2µg 10.1µg 14%
Iron 1.15mg 2.08mg 12%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.4mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.28mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0.5µg 8%
Carbs 11.91g 32.92g 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 2mg 7%
Copper 0.113mg 0.174mg 7%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.7mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.92mg 5%
Calcium 97mg 52mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 1.87mg 4%
Phosphorus 72mg 45mg 4%
Calories 141kcal 206kcal 3%
Sodium 385mg 454mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 40mg 3%
Potassium 210mg 301mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.551g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.14mg 2%
Fats 7.46g 6.22g 2%
Choline 23.3mg 26.8mg 1%
Saturated fat 3.446g 3.174g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 2.184g 1%
Folate 42µg 40µg 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0.9mg 1%
Protein 6.68g 6.48g 0%
Net carbs 11.91g 32.92g N/A
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.079mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.244mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.27mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.504mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.343mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.351mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.319mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.172mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 7% 12% 72%
Protein: 6.68 g
Fats: 7.46 g
Carbs: 11.91 g
Water: 72.35 g
Other: 1.6 g
6% 6% 33% 53% 2%
Protein: 6.48 g
Fats: 6.22 g
Carbs: 32.92 g
Water: 52.53 g
Other: 1.85 g
Contains more FatsFats +19.9%
Contains more WaterWater +37.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.4%
Contains more OtherOther +15.6%
~equal in Protein ~6.48g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 38% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.446 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.606 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.883 g
54% 37% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.174 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.184 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.551 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +60.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.174g

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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. Burrito - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172038/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.