Taco salad vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taco salad and hamburgers

Taco salad has more vitamin B5, while hamburgers have more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B1, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Hamburgers cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 47% more than taco salad.
Taco salad contains 2 times more vitamin B5 than hamburgers. While taco salad contains 0.68mg of vitamin B5, hamburgers contain only 0.31mg.
The amount of saturated fat in taco salad is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, taco salad and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain.

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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.

Taco salad

Hamburger

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+150.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+111%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+88.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.9%

~equal in Calcium ~102mg

~equal in Potassium ~226mg

~equal in Sodium ~414mg

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.

Taco salad

Hamburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+334%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+332.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+84.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+350%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	1.44µg	47%
Vitamin B3	1.24mg	5.365mg	26%
Iron	1.15mg	2.88mg	22%
Protein	6.68g	17.08g	21%
Zinc	1.36mg	2.87mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.217mg	14%
Fats	7.46g	14.36g	11%
Phosphorus	72mg	136mg	9%
Calories	141kcal	295kcal	8%
Saturated fat	3.446g	5.096g	8%
Cholesterol	22mg	47mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.606g	5.495g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.203mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.31mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.25mg	5%
Carbs	11.91g	24.1g	4%
Selenium	2.2µg		4%
Fiber		0.9g	4%
Choline	23.3mg		4%
Folate	42µg	56µg	4%
Fructose		2.03g	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.883g	0.38g	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.091mg	2%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.217mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	20mg	1%
Sodium	385mg	414mg	1%
Calcium	97mg	102mg	1%
Net carbs	11.91g	23.2g	N/A
Potassium	210mg	226mg	0%
Sugar		4.15g	N/A
Trans fat		0.814g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.254mg	0.666mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.311mg	0.716mg	0%
Leucine	0.549mg	1.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	1.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.37mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.677mg	0%
Valine	0.343mg	0.823mg	0%
Histidine	0.201mg	0.505mg	0%