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Taco vs. Crab — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taco and crab

  • Taco has more fiber, vitamin K, and iron, while crab has more vitamin B12, copper, selenium, zinc, and choline.
  • Crab covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 100% more than taco.
  • The amount of saturated fat in crab is lower.
  • Crab has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of crab is 0, while the glycemic index of taco is 39.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned.

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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
3
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%
Crab
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 27% 23% 19% 271% 104% 100% 73% 9.7% 234%
Contains more IronIron +138%
Contains less SodiumSodium -29.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +236.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +957.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +117.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +366.3%
~equal in Calcium ~91mg

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
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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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14% 17%
Crab
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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 11% 0.33% 37% 0% 5.8% 21% 52% 60% 36% 416% 0.75% 38% 44%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1900%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5000%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +725%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +206.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +55%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +66.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +258.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +168.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Crab DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 3.33µg 100%
Copper 0.077mg 0.814mg 82%
Selenium 9.2µg 42.9µg 61%
Cholesterol 28mg 97mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.997mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.258g 19%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0.201g 19%
Zinc 1.75mg 3.81mg 19%
Fats 12.7g 0.74g 18%
Protein 8.86g 17.88g 18%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 0.3µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0.129g 11%
Iron 1.19mg 0.5mg 9%
Choline 32mg 80.9mg 9%
Folate 19µg 51µg 8%
Phosphorus 178mg 234mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 1.84mg 8%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.074mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 2.747mg 7%
Sodium 397mg 563mg 7%
Carbs 19.85g 0g 7%
Calories 226kcal 83kcal 7%
Starch 14.78g 0g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.156mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.093mg 3%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 3.3mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.023mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 1µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Potassium 209mg 259mg 1%
Magnesium 32mg 36mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 15.95g 0g N/A
Calcium 89mg 91mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g 0.014g N/A
Tryptophan 0.226mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.776mg 0%
Leucine 1.307mg 0%
Lysine 1.386mg 0%
Methionine 0.452mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.708mg 0%
Valine 0.806mg 0%
Histidine 0.393mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0.101g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.067g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0.009g 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 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.708g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
2
9% 13% 20% 57%
Protein: 8.86 g
Fats: 12.7 g
Carbs: 19.85 g
Water: 57.02 g
Other: 1.57 g
Crab
3
18% 80% 2%
Protein: 17.88 g
Fats: 0.74 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 79.69 g
Other: 1.69 g
Contains more FatsFats +1616.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +101.8%
Contains more WaterWater +39.8%
~equal in Other ~1.69g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
2
37% 37% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.384 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.411 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.042 g
Crab
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34% 22% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.201 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.129 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.258 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3319.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1079.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.4%

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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. Crab - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171966/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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