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Taco vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are taco and soft serve different?

  • Taco is higher than soft serve in vitamin B12, fiber, iron, vitamin K, selenium, zinc, and manganese.
  • Soft serve covers your daily need for cholesterol, 21% more than taco.
  • Taco contains 50 times more manganese than soft serve. Taco contains 0.249mg of manganese, while soft serve contains 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve is lower in sodium.
  • Soft serve has a higher glycemic index (79) than taco (39).

Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate types were used in this article.

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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
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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +18.1%
Contains more IronIron +466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +156.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +236.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4880%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +206.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +47.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.6%

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
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%
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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1636.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +86%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +111.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +710%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +600%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +203.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.61mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.049mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Soft serve DV% diff.
Cholesterol 28mg 91mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0.5µg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.46g 17%
Vitamin A 20µg 162µg 16%
Sodium 397mg 61mg 15%
Saturated fat 4.384g 7.46g 14%
Fiber 3.9g 0.7g 13%
Iron 1.19mg 0.21mg 12%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 0.9µg 12%
Selenium 9.2µg 3µg 11%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.005mg 11%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.52mg 11%
Protein 8.86g 4.1g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.506mg 10%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0.095mg 10%
Phosphorus 178mg 116mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.182mg 9%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Copper 0.077mg 0.03mg 5%
Magnesium 32mg 12mg 5%
Calcium 89mg 131mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.048mg 3%
Folate 19µg 9µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.7µg 3%
Vitamin D 4IU 29IU 3%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 3.49g 2%
Caffeine 0mg 2mg 1%
Choline 32mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 19.85g 22.2g 1%
Potassium 209mg 177mg 1%
Calories 226kcal 222kcal 0%
Fats 12.7g 13g 0%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.8mg 0%
Net carbs 15.95g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0.61mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.049mg 0%
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.099mg 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
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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.1%
Contains more OtherOther +74.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.8%
~equal in Fats ~13g
~equal in Water ~59.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -41.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +561.3%

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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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.