Taco vs. Butter cookie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between taco and butter cookie?

Taco is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and fiber, yet butter cookie is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B2, folate, copper, and iron.
Butter cookie's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 33% more.
Taco has 5 times more fiber than butter cookie. While taco has 3.9g of fiber, butter cookie has only 0.8g.
The amount of saturated fat in taco is lower.
The glycemic index of taco is lower.

We used Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Cookies, butter, commercially prepared, enriched types 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.

Taco

Butter cookie

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+206.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+360.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+74.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+46.5%

Contains more IronIron	+86.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+159.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29%

~equal in Selenium ~8.4µg

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.

Taco

Butter cookie

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+158.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+392.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+725%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+640%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+458.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+93.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.58mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	28mg	117mg	30%
Saturated fat	4.384g	11.051g	30%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.37mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0.93µg	0.36µg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.335mg	21%
Carbs	19.85g	68.9g	16%
Vitamin A	20µg	165µg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.042g	0.982g	14%
Copper	0.077mg	0.2mg	14%
Folate	19µg	76µg	14%
Iron	1.19mg	2.22mg	13%
Zinc	1.75mg	0.38mg	12%
Calories	226kcal	467kcal	12%
Fiber	3.9g	0.8g	12%
Phosphorus	178mg	102mg	11%
Vitamin K	15.3µg	1.7µg	11%
Vitamin B5		0.488mg	10%
Vitamin B3	1.65mg	3.19mg	10%
Fats	12.7g	18.8g	9%
Calcium	89mg	29mg	6%
Starch	14.78g		6%
Protein	8.86g	6.1g	6%
Magnesium	32mg	12mg	5%
Sodium	397mg	282mg	5%
Choline	32mg	6.5mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.036mg	4%
Manganese	0.249mg	0.17mg	3%
Potassium	209mg	111mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	4.411g	5.522g	3%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D	4IU	16IU	2%
Selenium	9.2µg	8.4µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	15.95g	68.1g	N/A
Sugar	0.9g	20.24g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.6mg	0.58mg	0%
Trans fat	0.467g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.084mg	0%
Threonine		0.215mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.277mg	0%
Leucine		0.471mg	0%
Lysine		0.308mg	0%
Methionine		0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.299mg	0%
Valine		0.315mg	0%
Histidine		0.136mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.166g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.708g		N/A