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Taco shells vs. Yeast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco shells and yeast

  • Taco shells have less vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, fiber, phosphorus, zinc, and copper.
  • Yeast covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 898% more than taco shells.
  • Yeast contains 7 times less saturated fat than taco shells. Taco shells contain 7.105g of saturated fat, while yeast contains 1.001g.

Food varieties used in this article are Taco shells, baked and Leavening agents, yeast, baker's, active dry.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 39% 9% 84% 81% 145% 217% 273% 6.7% 41% 43%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +313.4%
Contains more IronIron +32.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +285.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +393.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +173.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +64.6%

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%
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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 1% 0% 0% 0% 2748% 923% 754% 810% 346% 8.8% 1% 1755% 17%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2050%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4988%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4900%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2053.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +638.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3291.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~32mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco shells Yeast DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.216mg 10.99mg 898%
Folate 69µg 2340µg 568%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 4mg 302%
Vitamin B5 13.5mg 270%
Vitamin B3 1.867mg 40.2mg 240%
Vitamin B6 0.203mg 1.5mg 100%
Fiber 6.7g 26.9g 81%
Protein 6.41g 40.44g 68%
Zinc 1.61mg 7.94mg 58%
Phosphorus 233mg 637mg 58%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.495g 0.017g 37%
Copper 0.113mg 0.436mg 36%
Saturated fat 7.105g 1.001g 28%
Starch 54.94g 23%
Fats 21.79g 7.61g 22%
Potassium 231mg 955mg 21%
Sodium 324mg 51mg 12%
Manganese 0.56mg 0.312mg 11%
Calories 476kcal 325kcal 8%
Carbs 63.49g 41.22g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 6.935g 4.309g 7%
Iron 1.64mg 2.17mg 7%
Calcium 100mg 30mg 7%
Magnesium 83mg 54mg 7%
Vitamin K 8.6µg 0.4µg 7%
Selenium 4.8µg 7.9µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.69mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.07µg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.3mg 0%
Net carbs 56.79g 14.32g N/A
Sugar 1.5g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.172g N/A
Choline 29.9mg 32mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0.54mg 0%
Threonine 0.227mg 1.99mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.22mg 1.89mg 0%
Leucine 0.837mg 2.92mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 3.28mg 0%
Methionine 0.18mg 0.59mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.29mg 1.75mg 0%
Valine 0.287mg 2.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.167mg 0.91mg 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
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40% 8% 41% 5% 6%
Protein: 40.44 g
Fats: 7.61 g
Carbs: 41.22 g
Water: 5.08 g
Other: 5.65 g
Contains more FatsFats +186.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +54%
Contains more WaterWater +26%
Contains more ProteinProtein +530.9%
Contains more OtherOther +195.8%

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
Yeast
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19% 81%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.001 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.309 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +60.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32223.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.9%

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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. Yeast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175043/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.