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Taco salad vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco salad and wheat gluten

  • Taco salad has more vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin B6; however, wheat gluten is higher in selenium, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 68% more than taco salad.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco salad and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.4%
Contains more IronIron +352.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +261.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1704.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco salad Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 6.68g 75.16g 137%
Selenium 2.2µg 39.7µg 68%
Iron 1.15mg 5.2mg 51%
Phosphorus 72mg 260mg 27%
Sodium 385mg 29mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.18mg 0mg 14%
Saturated fat 3.446g 0.272g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.68mg 0mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.32µg 0µg 13%
Folate 42µg 0µg 11%
Calories 141kcal 370kcal 11%
Fats 7.46g 1.85g 9%
Copper 0.113mg 0.182mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.24mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.11mg 0mg 8%
Manganese 0.167mg 7%
Cholesterol 22mg 0mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.606g 0.156g 6%
Zinc 1.36mg 0.85mg 5%
Calcium 97mg 142mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Choline 23.3mg 4%
Potassium 210mg 100mg 3%
Fiber 0.6g 2%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 11.91g 13.79g 1%
Net carbs 11.91g 13.19g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 25mg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.883g 0.81g 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.254mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.311mg 0%
Leucine 0.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.277mg 0%
Valine 0.343mg 0%
Histidine 0.201mg 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more FatsFats +303.2%
Contains more WaterWater +782.3%
Contains more OtherOther +60%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1025.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.8%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1570.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.81g

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.