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Taco salad vs. Taro — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between taco salad and taro

  • Taco salad has more vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B5, and iron, while taro has more vitamin B6, potassium, and manganese.
  • Taco salad's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 17% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in taro is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, taco salad and Taro, 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 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125.6%
Contains more IronIron +109.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +491.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +214.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +181.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.3%

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 15% 1.3% 48% 0% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17% 9.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +620%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +106.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +90.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Taro DV% diff.
Sodium 385mg 11mg 16%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 16%
Fiber 4.1g 16%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.041g 15%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0.283mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0.025mg 12%
Fats 7.46g 0.2g 11%
Potassium 210mg 591mg 11%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.23mg 10%
Protein 6.68g 1.5g 10%
Manganese 0.167mg 0.383mg 9%
Iron 1.15mg 0.55mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0.303mg 8%
Copper 0.113mg 0.172mg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.016g 6%
Calcium 97mg 43mg 5%
Folate 42µg 22µg 5%
Carbs 11.91g 26.46g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.083g 5%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0.6mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.095mg 4%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 4.5mg 3%
Phosphorus 72mg 84mg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 33mg 2%
Choline 23.3mg 17.3mg 1%
Calories 141kcal 112kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 22.36g N/A
Sugar 0.4g N/A
Vitamin A 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0.054mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0.111mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0.082mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0.082mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 0.034mg 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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26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +345.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3630%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +122.2%
~equal in Water ~70.64g

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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29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16187.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +963.9%
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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.