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Taco salad vs. Leek — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco salad and leek different?

  • Taco salad is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, leek is richer in vitamin A, manganese, iron, and vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for leek is 27% higher.
  • Leek has less saturated fat.

Fast foods, taco salad and Leeks, (bulb and lower leaf-portion), raw are the varieties 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 18% 16% 79% 40% 3.3% 15% 2.6% 63% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +64.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +1033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +105.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120%
Contains more IronIron +82.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +188%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Copper ~0.12mg

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 40% 28% 18% 0% 15% 6.9% 7.5% 8.4% 54% 0% 118% 48% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +210%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +385.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +145.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +52.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Leek DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47µg 39%
Sodium 385mg 20mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.04g 15%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.481mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.03mg 12%
Iron 1.15mg 2.1mg 12%
Fats 7.46g 0.3g 11%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 12mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.14mg 11%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.12mg 11%
Protein 6.68g 1.5g 10%
Vitamin A 83µg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.233mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.004g 7%
Folate 42µg 64µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.92mg 6%
Phosphorus 72mg 35mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.4mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.166g 5%
Calcium 97mg 59mg 4%
Calories 141kcal 61kcal 4%
Choline 23.3mg 9.5mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.06mg 1%
Copper 0.113mg 0.12mg 1%
Potassium 210mg 180mg 1%
Carbs 11.91g 14.15g 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 12.35g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 28mg 0%
Sugar 3.9g N/A
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.052mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.096mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.078mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.055mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.056mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.025mg 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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14% 83%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 14.15 g
Water: 83 g
Other: 1.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +345.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2386.7%
Contains more OtherOther +52.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.8%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%

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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19% 2% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.166 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +65050%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +431.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Leek - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169246/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.