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Taco salad vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco salad and milk

  • Taco salad has more iron, copper, folate, zinc, vitamin B3, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, milk is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Taco salad covers your daily sodium needs 15% more than milk.
  • Milk contains 56 times less manganese than taco salad. Taco salad contains 0.167mg of manganese, while milk contains 0.003mg.
  • Milk has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more IronIron +3733.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1030%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +50%

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%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +88.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +197.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +740%
Contains more CholineCholine +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +46.9%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.185mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Milk DV% diff.
Sodium 385mg 44mg 15%
Iron 1.15mg 0.03mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.633g 13%
Copper 0.113mg 0.01mg 11%
Fats 7.46g 0.97g 10%
Folate 42µg 5µg 9%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.42mg 9%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.003mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.093mg 7%
Protein 6.68g 3.37g 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin A 58µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.361mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0.47µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.037mg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Cholesterol 22mg 5mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.277g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.035g 6%
Calories 141kcal 42kcal 5%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.02mg 3%
Calcium 97mg 125mg 3%
Phosphorus 72mg 95mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 3.3µg 2%
Carbs 11.91g 4.99g 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Potassium 210mg 150mg 2%
Choline 23.3mg 17.7mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.185mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +98.2%
Contains more FatsFats +669.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.7%
Contains more OtherOther +113.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.3%

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +840.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2422.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%

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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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.