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Taco vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco and olive

  • Taco has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, vitamin K, and vitamin B3; however, olive is higher in iron and copper.
  • Taco covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 39% more than olive.
  • Olive contains 59 times less phosphorus than taco. Taco contains 178mg of phosphorus, while olive contains 3mg.
  • Olive has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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%
Olive
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2512.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +695.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +5833.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1145%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +922.2%
Contains more IronIron +177.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +226%
~equal in Calcium ~88mg

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%
Olive
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4359.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +992.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +210.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +125%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +175%
~equal in Vitamin A ~20µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Olive DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Iron 1.19mg 3.3mg 26%
Phosphorus 178mg 3mg 25%
Copper 0.077mg 0.251mg 19%
Protein 8.86g 0.84g 16%
Selenium 9.2µg 0.9µg 15%
Sodium 397mg 735mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.911g 14%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.22mg 14%
Saturated fat 4.384g 1.415g 13%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 1.4µg 12%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0.037mg 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 0mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 7.888g 9%
Magnesium 32mg 4mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 1.65mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.009mg 6%
Potassium 209mg 8mg 6%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Calories 226kcal 115kcal 6%
Carbs 19.85g 6.26g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Folate 19µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.003mg 4%
Choline 32mg 10.3mg 4%
Fiber 3.9g 3.2g 3%
Fats 12.7g 10.68g 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 15.95g 3.06g N/A
Calcium 89mg 88mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g 0g N/A
Vitamin A 20µg 20µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0%
Trans fat 0.467g 0g N/A
Threonine 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0%
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
Olive
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +954.8%
Contains more FatsFats +18.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.1%
Contains more WaterWater +40.3%
Contains more OtherOther +42%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
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37% 37% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.384 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.411 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.042 g
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +233.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.8%

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.