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Taco vs. Pimiento — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco and pimiento

  • Taco has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, and zinc; however, pimiento is higher in vitamin C, vitamin A, and vitamin B6.
  • Pimiento covers your daily vitamin C needs 94% more than taco.
  • Pimiento has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Pimento, 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.
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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 4.3% 1.8% 14% 63% 16% 5.2% 7.3% 1.8% 12% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1383.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +57.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +821.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +947.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +170.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4500%
Contains more IronIron +41.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%

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.
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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%
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 283% 44% 14% 0% 4.3% 14% 12% 0.6% 50% 0% 21% 4.5% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +168.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +84.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +407.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +21125%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +565%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +15%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +138.9%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.06mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Pimiento DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0.4mg 84.9mg 94%
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Phosphorus 178mg 17mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0.045g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.161g 19%
Fats 12.7g 0.3g 19%
Sodium 397mg 14mg 17%
Protein 8.86g 1.1g 16%
Selenium 9.2µg 0.2µg 16%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.19mg 14%
Vitamin A 20µg 133µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0.02g 11%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.215mg 10%
Calories 226kcal 23kcal 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 0mg 9%
Calcium 89mg 6mg 8%
Fiber 3.9g 1.9g 8%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.092mg 7%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Iron 1.19mg 1.68mg 6%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 8.3µg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 6mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0.615mg 6%
Choline 32mg 6.3mg 5%
Carbs 19.85g 5.1g 5%
Copper 0.077mg 0.049mg 3%
Folate 19µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.017mg 3%
Potassium 209mg 158mg 2%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0.69mg 1%
Net carbs 15.95g 3.2g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 2.71g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.467g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.058mg 0%
Lysine 0.049mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.034mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 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
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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
5% 93%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 93.1 g
Other: 0.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +705.5%
Contains more FatsFats +4133.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +289.2%
Contains more OtherOther +292.5%
Contains more WaterWater +63.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
20% 9% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.045 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +21955%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1789.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Pimiento - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168559/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.