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Taco shells vs. Chocolate eclair — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between taco shells and chocolate eclair

  • Taco shells are richer than chocolate eclair in fiber, iron, calcium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Taco shells cover your daily saturated fat needs 29% more than chocolate eclair.
  • Taco shells have 3 times more monounsaturated fat than chocolate eclair. Taco shells have 6.935g of monounsaturated fat, while chocolate eclair has 2g.
  • Chocolate eclair is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Taco shells, baked and HEINZ, WEIGHT WATCHER, Chocolate Eclair, frozen.

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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 59% 30% 20% 62% 38% 44% 100% 42% 73% 26%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 14% 0% 26% 0% 0% 0% 39% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +108.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +134.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Sodium ~300mg

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 0% 0.33% 14% 0% 54% 18% 35% 0% 47% 0% 22% 52% 16%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco shells Chocolate eclair DV% diff.
Phosphorus 233mg 33%
Saturated fat 7.105g 1.4g 26%
Manganese 0.56mg 24%
Fats 21.79g 6.9g 23%
Starch 54.94g 23%
Magnesium 83mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.216mg 18%
Fiber 6.7g 2.1g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.495g 2.9g 17%
Folate 69µg 17%
Cholesterol 0mg 47mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.203mg 16%
Zinc 1.61mg 15%
Copper 0.113mg 13%
Calories 476kcal 241kcal 12%
Monounsaturated fat 6.935g 2g 12%
Vitamin B3 1.867mg 12%
Iron 1.64mg 0.7mg 12%
Selenium 4.8µg 9%
Carbs 63.49g 40.3g 8%
Vitamin K 8.6µg 7%
Potassium 231mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 5%
Choline 29.9mg 5%
Calcium 100mg 48mg 5%
Protein 6.41g 4.4g 4%
Sodium 324mg 300mg 1%
Net carbs 56.79g 38.2g N/A
Sugar 1.5g 16.8g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.172g 0.2g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.227mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.837mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.18mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.29mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 0%
Histidine 0.167mg 0%
Fructose 0.1g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.27g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 5.097g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 22% 63% 6% 2%
Protein: 6.41 g
Fats: 21.79 g
Carbs: 63.49 g
Water: 6.4 g
Other: 1.91 g
4% 7% 40% 47%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 6.9 g
Carbs: 40.3 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.7%
Contains more FatsFats +215.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +57.5%
Contains more OtherOther +73.6%
Contains more WaterWater +639.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
36% 36% 28%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.935 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.495 g
22% 32% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.9 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +246.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.3%

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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. Taco shells - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172800/nutrients
  2. Chocolate eclair - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167922/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.