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Taco salad vs. Potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco salad and potatoes

  • Taco salad has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, calcium, and vitamin B5; however, potatoes are higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Potatoes cover your daily vitamin C needs 20% more than taco salad.
  • Potatoes have less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Potatoes, flesh, and skin, raw.

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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% 3.6% 38% 30% 37% 8.2% 24% 0.78% 26% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +708.3%
Contains more IronIron +42%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +102.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.8%
~equal in Copper ~0.11mg

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 66% 0% 0.2% 0% 20% 7.4% 20% 18% 69% 0% 5% 11% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +130.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +180%
Contains more CholineCholine +92.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +994.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +170.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Potato DV% diff.
Vitamin C 1.8mg 19.7mg 20%
Sodium 385mg 6mg 16%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.025g 16%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.298mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.032mg 11%
Fats 7.46g 0.09g 11%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.3mg 10%
Calcium 97mg 12mg 9%
Protein 6.68g 2.05g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.295mg 8%
Fiber 2.1g 8%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.002g 7%
Folate 42µg 15µg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.042g 6%
Starch 15.29g 6%
Potassium 210mg 425mg 6%
Iron 1.15mg 0.81mg 4%
Calories 141kcal 77kcal 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.081mg 3%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.4µg 3%
Choline 23.3mg 12.1mg 2%
Phosphorus 72mg 57mg 2%
Carbs 11.91g 17.49g 2%
Vitamin K 2µg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 1.061mg 1%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.2mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 15.39g N/A
Sugar 0.82g N/A
Copper 0.113mg 0.11mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.067mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.066mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.098mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.081mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.103mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.035mg 0%
Fructose 0.26g 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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2% 17% 79%
Protein: 2.05 g
Fats: 0.09 g
Carbs: 17.49 g
Water: 79.25 g
Other: 1.12 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +225.9%
Contains more FatsFats +8188.9%
Contains more OtherOther +42.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +46.9%
~equal in Water ~79.25g

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
Potato
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36% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.042 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2002.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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. Potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170026/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.