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Taco vs. Coca-Cola — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taco and Coca-Cola

  • Taco has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, fiber, iron, vitamin K, and manganese than Coca-Cola.
  • Taco's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 39% more.
  • Coca-Cola has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of Coca-Cola is 63, while the glycemic index of taco is 39.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Beverages, carbonated, cola, fast-food cola.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 27% 18% 45% 26% 48% 76% 52% 32% 50%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0.6% 0.18% 4.1% 0.33% 0.55% 4.3% 0.52% 0.26% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4350%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10350%
Contains more IronIron +981.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +7600%
Contains more ZincZinc +8650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1680%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +12350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +9100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%

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
12
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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14% 17%
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% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +10566.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Coca-Cola DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Phosphorus 178mg 10mg 24%
Fats 12.7g 0.02g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0g 20%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0g 20%
Protein 8.86g 0.07g 18%
Selenium 9.2µg 0.1µg 17%
Sodium 397mg 4mg 17%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.02mg 16%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Iron 1.19mg 0.11mg 14%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 0µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0g 11%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.002mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0mg 10%
Calories 226kcal 37kcal 9%
Calcium 89mg 2mg 9%
Cholesterol 28mg 0mg 9%
Magnesium 32mg 0mg 8%
Copper 0.077mg 0.001mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Choline 32mg 0.3mg 6%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Potassium 209mg 2mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Carbs 19.85g 9.56g 3%
Caffeine 0mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 15.95g 9.56g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 8.97g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g 0g N/A
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
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9% 13% 20% 57%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 12.7 g
Carbs: 19.85 g
Water: 57.02 g
Other: 1.57 g
10% 90%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 90.31 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12557.1%
Contains more FatsFats +63400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +107.6%
Contains more OtherOther +3825%
Contains more WaterWater +58.4%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170689/nutrients
  2. Coca-Cola - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175093/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.