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Taco salad vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco salad and lamb

  • Taco salad has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, choline, and iron.
  • Lamb covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 93% more than taco salad.
  • Lamb contains 5 times less sodium than taco salad. Taco salad contains 385mg of sodium, while lamb contains 72mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +470.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +659.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.6%
Contains more IronIron +63.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +227.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +161.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1100%
~equal in Copper ~0.119mg

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 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +437.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +696.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +302.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.66mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 2.55µg 93%
Selenium 2.2µg 26.4µg 44%
Protein 6.68g 24.52g 36%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 6.66mg 34%
Zinc 1.36mg 4.46mg 28%
Cholesterol 22mg 97mg 25%
Saturated fat 3.446g 8.83g 24%
Fats 7.46g 20.94g 21%
Phosphorus 72mg 188mg 17%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 8.82g 16%
Sodium 385mg 72mg 14%
Choline 23.3mg 93.7mg 13%
Iron 1.15mg 1.88mg 9%
Calories 141kcal 294kcal 8%
Calcium 97mg 17mg 8%
Folate 42µg 18µg 6%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.022mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.25mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 1.51g 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.1mg 4%
Carbs 11.91g 0g 4%
Potassium 210mg 310mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Copper 0.113mg 0.119mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.66mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.777mg 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
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +34.7%
Contains more OtherOther +95.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +267.1%
Contains more FatsFats +180.7%

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
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.