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Taco salad vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between taco salad and flank steak

  • Taco salad has more folate, while flank steak has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Flank steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 55% higher.
  • Flank steak contains 7 times less sodium than taco salad. Taco salad contains 385mg of sodium, while flank steak contains 56mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, taco salad and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled.

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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 16% 6% 30% 65% 27% 134% 90% 7.3% 1.2% 160%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +385%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1755.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.4%
Contains more IronIron +51.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +260.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +191.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1236.4%

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% 7.6% 0% 19% 31% 138% 33% 134% 204% 3.5% 6.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +493.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +426.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +409.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +352.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Flank steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 1.63µg 55%
Selenium 2.2µg 29.4µg 49%
Protein 6.68g 27.66g 42%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 7.363mg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.579mg 36%
Zinc 1.36mg 4.9mg 32%
Phosphorus 72mg 210mg 20%
Cholesterol 22mg 79mg 19%
Choline 23.3mg 105.4mg 15%
Sodium 385mg 56mg 14%
Folate 42µg 9µg 8%
Calcium 97mg 20mg 8%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.009mg 7%
Iron 1.15mg 1.74mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.133mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.322g 4%
Carbs 11.91g 0g 4%
Potassium 210mg 339mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.545mg 3%
Calories 141kcal 192kcal 3%
Copper 0.113mg 0.082mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.075mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 3.317g 2%
Fats 7.46g 8.23g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 3.446g 3.395g 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.182mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 1.105mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 1.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 2.201mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 2.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.72mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 1.093mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 1.372mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.883mg 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
28% 8% 64%
Protein: 27.66 g
Fats: 8.23 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.17 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +12.7%
Contains more OtherOther +-2766.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +314.1%
Contains more FatsFats +10.3%

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
48% 47% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.395 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.317 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.322 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +174.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +27.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.395g

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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. Flank steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168733/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.