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Taco salad vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between taco salad and crab

  • Taco salad has more iron; however, crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for crab is 125% higher.
  • Crab has 17 times less saturated fat than taco salad. Taco salad has 3.446g of saturated fat, while crab has 0.201g.

Food types used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more IronIron +130%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +125.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +620.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +180.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +225%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1850%
~equal in Calcium ~91mg

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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +121.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +46.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +940.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +21.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +247.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 3.33µg 125%
Copper 0.113mg 0.814mg 78%
Selenium 2.2µg 42.9µg 74%
Cholesterol 22mg 97mg 25%
Phosphorus 72mg 234mg 23%
Protein 6.68g 17.88g 22%
Zinc 1.36mg 3.81mg 22%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.201g 15%
Vitamin E 1.84mg 12%
Fats 7.46g 0.74g 10%
Choline 23.3mg 80.9mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 2.747mg 9%
Iron 1.15mg 0.5mg 8%
Sodium 385mg 563mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.093mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.129g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.997mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.156mg 4%
Carbs 11.91g 0g 4%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.074mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.258g 4%
Calories 141kcal 83kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.023mg 2%
Folate 42µg 51µg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 36mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 3.3mg 2%
Potassium 210mg 259mg 1%
Calcium 97mg 91mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Trans fat 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.393mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
Crab
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18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +908.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +167.7%
Contains more WaterWater +10.1%
~equal in Other ~1.69g

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
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1920.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +242.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/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.