Taco salad vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco salad and turkey meat different?

Taco salad is higher in calcium; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, choline, and zinc.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for turkey meat is 52% higher.
Taco salad contains 7 times more calcium than turkey meat. While taco salad contains 97mg of calcium, turkey meat contains only 14mg.
Turkey meat has less sodium.

Fast foods, taco salad and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Taco salad

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+592.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1092.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+209.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1254.5%

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

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.

Taco salad

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+672%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+460%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+218.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+275.1%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.24mg	9.573mg	52%
Selenium	2.2µg	29.8µg	50%
Protein	6.68g	28.55g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.616mg	39%
Cholesterol	22mg	109mg	29%
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	1.02µg	29%
Phosphorus	72mg	223mg	22%
Choline	23.3mg	87.4mg	12%
Sodium	385mg	103mg	12%
Zinc	1.36mg	2.48mg	10%
Folate	42µg	9µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.883g	2.119g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.281mg	8%
Calcium	97mg	14mg	8%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.014mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.446g	2.155g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.948mg	5%
Carbs	11.91g	0.06g	4%
Calories	141kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin A		12µg	1%
Iron	1.15mg	1.09mg	1%
Potassium	210mg	239mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	30mg	1%
Fats	7.46g	7.39g	0%
Net carbs	11.91g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.045mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.606g	2.647g	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.254mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.311mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.549mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.343mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.201mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A