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Taco vs. Wendy's hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between taco and wendy's hamburgers

  • Taco has more phosphorus and fiber, while wendy's hamburgers have more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and zinc.
  • Wendy's hamburgers' daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 22% higher.
  • Wendy's hamburgers contain 3 times less fiber than taco. Taco contains 3.9g of fiber, while wendy's hamburgers contain 1.3g.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and WENDY'S, CLASSIC SINGLE Hamburger, no cheese.

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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 13% 10% 17% 102% 46% 67% 44% 52% 24% 99%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +77.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +161.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +72.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +33.2%
Contains more IronIron +129.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +97.8%
~equal in Potassium ~195mg
~equal in Sodium ~395mg

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%
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 1.7% 0% 0% 0% 69% 47% 60% 20% 26% 181% 23% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +70%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +55.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Wendy's hamburger DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 1.45µg 22%
Iron 1.19mg 2.73mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.275mg 19%
Selenium 9.2µg 18.2µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.205mg 11%
Phosphorus 178mg 103mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 3.225mg 10%
Fiber 3.9g 1.3g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 1.55g 10%
Protein 8.86g 12.63g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.336mg 7%
Copper 0.077mg 0.139mg 7%
Zinc 1.75mg 2.47mg 7%
Choline 32mg 6%
Calcium 89mg 34mg 6%
Folate 19µg 5%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 9µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Fats 12.7g 10.6g 3%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.187mg 3%
Magnesium 32mg 18mg 3%
Saturated fat 4.384g 3.689g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.114mg 2%
Vitamin A 20µg 2%
Cholesterol 28mg 35mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 4.077g 1%
Fructose 0.3g 1.32g 1%
Calories 226kcal 213kcal 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Starch 14.78g 11.52g 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Carbs 19.85g 16.82g 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.5mg 0%
Net carbs 15.95g 15.52g N/A
Potassium 209mg 195mg 0%
Sugar 0.9g N/A
Sodium 397mg 395mg 0%
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.133mg 0%
Threonine 0.459mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.459mg 0%
Leucine 0.827mg 0%
Lysine 0.769mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.461mg 0%
Valine 0.524mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 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 0g 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
13% 11% 17% 58%
Protein: 12.63 g
Fats: 10.6 g
Carbs: 16.82 g
Water: 58.41 g
Other: 1.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +19.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.6%
~equal in Water ~58.41g
~equal in Other ~1.54g

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
40% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.689 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.077 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.55 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +96.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.9%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~4.077g

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taco
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94% 3% 2%
Starch: 14.78 g
Sucrose: 0.4 g
Glucose: 0.2 g
Fructose: 0.3 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
81% 8% 9%
Starch: 11.52 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.14 g
Fructose: 1.32 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.22 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +28.3%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +470%
Contains more FructoseFructose +340%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Wendy's hamburger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170722/nutrients

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

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