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Taco salad vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between taco salad and pumpkin

  • Taco salad has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B5, calcium, and folate; however, pumpkin is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily vitamin A needs 164% more than taco salad.
  • Pumpkin has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Pumpkin, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +361.9%
Contains more IronIron +43.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +633.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.7%

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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +63.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +80.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +162.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +184.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 426µg 47%
Sodium 385mg 1mg 17%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.052g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Fats 7.46g 0.1g 11%
Protein 6.68g 1g 11%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.32mg 9%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 9mg 8%
Calcium 97mg 21mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.298mg 8%
Folate 42µg 16µg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.005g 6%
Calories 141kcal 26kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.013g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.11mg 5%
Iron 1.15mg 0.8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.061mg 4%
Potassium 210mg 340mg 4%
Phosphorus 72mg 44mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.6mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.3µg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 12mg 3%
Choline 23.3mg 8.2mg 3%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.125mg 2%
Copper 0.113mg 0.127mg 2%
Fiber 0.5g 2%
Carbs 11.91g 6.5g 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.05mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +568%
Contains more FatsFats +7360%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +83.2%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more WaterWater +26.6%

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19946.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17560%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.5%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.