Taco salad vs. Wendy's chicken sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taco salad and wendy's chicken sandwich?

Taco salad is higher in calcium and zinc, yet wendy's chicken sandwich is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, protein, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B6.
Wendy's chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for selenium is 40% more.
Taco salad has 4 times more calcium than wendy's chicken sandwich. While taco salad has 97mg of calcium, wendy's chicken sandwich has only 23mg.
The amount of saturated fat in wendy's chicken sandwich is lower.

We used Fast foods, taco salad and WENDY'S, Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Taco salad

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123%

Contains more IronIron	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+123.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1009.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

~equal in Potassium ~228mg

~equal in Sodium ~401mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Taco salad

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+490%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+166.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.33µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2.2µg	24.4µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.295mg	20%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.705g	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.883g	3.086g	15%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.233g	15%
Protein	6.68g	13.78g	14%
Phosphorus	72mg	161mg	13%
Vitamin B3	1.24mg	3.3mg	13%
Folate	42µg		11%
Vitamin K		10.7µg	9%
Saturated fat	3.446g	1.618g	8%
Calcium	97mg	23mg	7%
Zinc	1.36mg	0.61mg	7%
Starch		16.1g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.189mg	6%
Fiber		1.3g	5%
Calories	141kcal	214kcal	4%
Iron	1.15mg	1.5mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.13mg	4%
Choline	23.3mg		4%
Carbs	11.91g	21.55g	3%
Cholesterol	22mg	31mg	3%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.23mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.526mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0.3mg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.135mg	2%
Fats	7.46g	8.1g	1%
Potassium	210mg	228mg	1%
Sodium	385mg	401mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.606g	2.921g	1%
Fructose		1.14g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	6.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	155kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	71g	47g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1	3.7	N/A
Net carbs	11.91g	20.25g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	24mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	0.33µg	0%
Trans fat		0.514g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.254mg	0.5mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.311mg	0.54mg	0%
Leucine	0.549mg	0.93mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.83mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.29mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.51mg	0%
Valine	0.343mg	0.59mg	0%
Histidine	0.201mg	0.38mg	0%
Omega-6 (Arachidonic acid)		0.017g	N/A