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Taco salad vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco salad and butter different?

  • Taco salad is richer in iron, zinc, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, copper, and folate, while butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily need for saturated fat, 235% more than taco salad.
  • Taco salad contains 58 times more iron than butter. Taco salad contains 1.15mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
  • Butter is lower in sodium.

Fast foods, taco salad and Butter, without salt types were used 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 19% 29% 19% 43% 38% 37% 31% 50% 22% 12%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +304.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +775%
Contains more IronIron +5650%
Contains more CopperCopper +606.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1411.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +200%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4075%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%

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%
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +429.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2852.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +518.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +88.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.446g 50.489g 214%
Fats 7.46g 81.11g 113%
Vitamin A 684µg 76%
Cholesterol 22mg 215mg 64%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 23.43g 52%
Calories 141kcal 717kcal 29%
Sodium 385mg 11mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 3.01g 14%
Iron 1.15mg 0.02mg 14%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.09mg 12%
Protein 6.68g 0.85g 12%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.11mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.034mg 11%
Copper 0.113mg 0.016mg 11%
Folate 42µg 3µg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.003mg 8%
Phosphorus 72mg 24mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.004mg 7%
Calcium 97mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.042mg 7%
Magnesium 26mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0.17µg 6%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Potassium 210mg 24mg 5%
Carbs 11.91g 0.06g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Selenium 2.2µg 1µg 2%
Choline 23.3mg 18.8mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

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
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +685.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +19750%
Contains more WaterWater +303.3%
Contains more OtherOther +3900%
Contains more FatsFats +987.3%

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
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +799.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +240.9%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.