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Taco salad vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco salad and ice cream different?

  • Taco salad is higher than ice cream in iron, copper, folate, vitamin B3, manganese, and zinc.
  • Ice cream covers your daily need for saturated fat, 17% more than taco salad.
  • Taco salad contains 21 times more manganese than ice cream. Taco salad contains 0.167mg of manganese, while ice cream contains 0.008mg.
  • Ice cream is lower in sodium.

Fast foods, taco salad and Ice creams, vanilla 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more IronIron +1177.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +391.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1987.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +32%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.2%
~equal in Potassium ~199mg

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +969%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +129.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +11.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Ice cream DV% diff.
Saturated fat 3.446g 6.79g 15%
Vitamin A 118µg 13%
Iron 1.15mg 0.09mg 13%
Sodium 385mg 80mg 13%
Copper 0.113mg 0.023mg 10%
Folate 42µg 5µg 9%
Cholesterol 22mg 44mg 7%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.008mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.116mg 7%
Protein 6.68g 3.5g 6%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.69mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.24mg 5%
Phosphorus 72mg 105mg 5%
Fats 7.46g 11g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.048mg 5%
Carbs 11.91g 23.6g 4%
Calories 141kcal 207kcal 3%
Fiber 0.7g 3%
Calcium 97mg 128mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 14mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.452g 3%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0.39µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.581mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 2.969g 1%
Selenium 2.2µg 1.8µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.041mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 22.9g N/A
Potassium 210mg 199mg 0%
Sugar 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Choline 23.3mg 26mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +90.9%
Contains more WaterWater +18.6%
Contains more OtherOther +77.8%
Contains more FatsFats +47.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +98.2%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +95.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.9%

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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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.