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Taco seasoning vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between taco seasoning and spanish rice

  • The amount of vitamin A, fiber, iron, and vitamin C in taco seasoning is higher than in spanish rice.
  • Taco seasoning covers your daily sodium needs 328% more than spanish rice.
  • Spanish rice has 450 times less vitamin C than taco seasoning. Taco seasoning has 45mg of vitamin C, while spanish rice has 0.1mg.
  • Spanish rice contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are PACE, Dry Taco Seasoning Mix and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 6% 10% 43% 22% 13% 24% 69% 51% 40%
Contains more IronIron +487%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%

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%
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 0.33% 2% 12% 0% 46% 17% 45% 25% 19% 10% 33% 38% 5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +44900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco seasoning Spanish rice DV% diff.
Sodium 8068mg 528mg 328%
Iron 6.75mg 1.15mg 70%
Fiber 18.8g 1.2g 70%
Vitamin C 45mg 0.1mg 50%
Manganese 0.39mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.317g 15%
Vitamin B3 2.378mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 15%
Folate 50µg 13%
Selenium 7.4µg 13%
Starch 27.55g 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Phenylalanine 153mg 9%
Phosphorus 57mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.415mg 8%
Fats 0g 5.29g 8%
Carbs 56.29g 31.16g 8%
Copper 0.065mg 7%
Protein 0g 3.28g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 6%
Saturated fat 0g 1.005g 5%
Zinc 0.48mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.511g 4%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Potassium 116mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Choline 9.1mg 2%
Fructose 0.42g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Calories 188kcal 185kcal 0%
Net carbs 37.49g 29.96g N/A
Sugar 18.76g 1.3g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.07g N/A
Tryptophan 0.044mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.24mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.238g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.052g 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
3% 5% 31% 59% 2%
Protein: 3.28 g
Fats: 5.29 g
Carbs: 31.16 g
Water: 58.54 g
Other: 1.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.6%
Contains more OtherOther +2097.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +927%

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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. Spanish rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167665/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.