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Taco seasoning vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco seasoning and nutmeg different?

  • Taco seasoning is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron, while nutmeg is higher in fiber.
  • Taco seasoning covers your daily need for sodium, 350% more than nutmeg.
  • Taco seasoning contains 92 times more vitamin A than nutmeg. Taco seasoning contains 9381IU of vitamin A, while nutmeg contains 102IU.
  • Nutmeg is lower in sodium.

PACE, Dry Taco Seasoning Mix and Spices, nutmeg, ground types were 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 253% 0% 0% 0% 1052% 0% 0%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more IronIron +122%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 150% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Nutmeg
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1400%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco seasoning Nutmeg DV% diff.
Sodium 8068mg 16mg 350%
Manganese 2.9mg 126%
Saturated fat 0g 25.94g 118%
Copper 1.027mg 114%
Fats 0g 36.31g 56%
Vitamin C 45mg 3mg 47%
Iron 6.75mg 3.04mg 46%
Magnesium 183mg 44%
Phosphorus 213mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.346mg 29%
Zinc 2.15mg 20%
Folate 76µg 19%
Calcium 184mg 18%
Calories 188kcal 525kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.16mg 12%
Protein 0g 5.84g 12%
Potassium 350mg 10%
Fiber 18.8g 20.8g 8%
Vitamin B3 1.299mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.22g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 4%
Selenium 1.6µg 3%
Carbs 56.29g 49.29g 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.35g 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 1%
Net carbs 37.49g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 18.76g 2.99g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
56% 6% 38%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 38.01 g
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.2%
Contains more OtherOther +1531.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
~equal in Water ~6.23g

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.