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Taco salad vs. Couscous — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taco salad and couscous

  • Taco salad has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, iron, calcium, and copper; however, couscous has more selenium.
  • Couscous's daily need coverage for selenium is 46% more.
  • Couscous is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, taco salad and Couscous, cooked.

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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 5.7% 2.4% 5.1% 14% 14% 7.1% 9.4% 0.65% 11% 150%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +262.1%
Contains more IronIron +202.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +423.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +227.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +98.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%

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 0% 0% 2.6% 0% 16% 6.2% 18% 22% 12% 0% 0.25% 11% 1.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +115.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +606.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Couscous DV% diff.
Selenium 2.2µg 27.5µg 46%
Sodium 385mg 5mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.029g 16%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.027mg 12%
Fats 7.46g 0.16g 11%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.26mg 10%
Iron 1.15mg 0.38mg 10%
Calcium 97mg 8mg 9%
Copper 0.113mg 0.041mg 8%
Folate 42µg 15µg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Phosphorus 72mg 22mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.371mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.022g 6%
Fiber 1.4g 6%
Protein 6.68g 3.79g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.051mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.064g 5%
Choline 23.3mg 3.3mg 4%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.084mg 4%
Potassium 210mg 58mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 8mg 4%
Carbs 11.91g 23.22g 4%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.983mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Calories 141kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.063mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 21.82g N/A
Sugar 0.1g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.049mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.1mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.147mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.259mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.184mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.162mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.077mg 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
4% 23% 73%
Protein: 3.79 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 23.22 g
Water: 72.57 g
Other: 0.26 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +76.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4562.5%
Contains more OtherOther +515.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +95%
~equal in Water ~72.57g

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
25% 19% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.022 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.064 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11745.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1279.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%

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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. Couscous - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169700/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.