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Taco vs. Fondant icing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between taco and fondant icing

  • Fondant icing contains less vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, fiber, zinc, iron, vitamin K, and manganese than taco.
  • Taco's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 39% higher.
  • The amount of saturated fat in fondant icing is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe.

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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% 0.9% 0.35% 0.38% 1% 1.1% 0% 1.4% 0% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2866.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +5125%
Contains more IronIron +11800%
Contains more CopperCopper +2466.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +4275%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1433.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.2%

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 1.3% 6.7% 12% 1.5% 13% 14% 31% 0% 21% 116% 38% 14%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 3.7% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +275%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Fondant icing DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Phosphorus 178mg 0mg 25%
Carbs 19.85g 93.18g 24%
Fats 12.7g 0.02g 20%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0g 20%
Protein 8.86g 0g 18%
Sodium 397mg 11mg 17%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.04mg 16%
Selenium 9.2µg 0.6µg 16%
Iron 1.19mg 0.01mg 15%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 0µg 13%
Manganese 0.249mg 0mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0g 11%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0mg 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 0mg 9%
Calcium 89mg 3mg 9%
Magnesium 32mg 0mg 8%
Copper 0.077mg 0.003mg 8%
Calories 226kcal 373kcal 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Potassium 209mg 4mg 6%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Choline 32mg 0mg 6%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.005mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.016mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 4 IU 0 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 15.95g 93.18g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 88.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g 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
93% 7%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 93.18 g
Water: 6.74 g
Other: 0.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +63400%
Contains more WaterWater +746%
Contains more OtherOther +2516.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +369.4%

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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. Fondant icing - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167986/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.