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Taco vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between taco and whey?

  • Whey has less vitamin B12, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, iron, selenium, vitamin K, and manganese than taco.
  • Taco's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 27% higher.
  • Whey contains less saturated fat.

We used Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Whey, sweet, fluid types in this comparison.

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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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +89.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.8%
Contains more IronIron +1883.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1825%
Contains more ZincZinc +1246.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +287%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24800%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +384.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.4%

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%
Whey
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +38.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2129.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +190.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +232.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1800%
Contains more CholineCholine +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +163.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0.28µg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.011g 20%
Phosphorus 178mg 46mg 19%
Fats 12.7g 0.36g 19%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0.23g 19%
Fiber 3.9g 0g 16%
Protein 8.86g 0.85g 16%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.13mg 15%
Sodium 397mg 54mg 15%
Iron 1.19mg 0.06mg 14%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 0µg 13%
Selenium 9.2µg 1.9µg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0.1g 11%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.001mg 11%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0.074mg 10%
Calories 226kcal 27kcal 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 2mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.158mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.383mg 8%
Copper 0.077mg 0.004mg 8%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Magnesium 32mg 8mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.031mg 5%
Carbs 19.85g 5.14g 5%
Folate 19µg 1µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 89mg 47mg 4%
Choline 32mg 16mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 3µg 2%
Potassium 209mg 161mg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.036mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 15.95g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0.9g 5.14g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g N/A
Tryptophan 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +942.4%
Contains more FatsFats +3427.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +286.2%
Contains more OtherOther +196.2%
Contains more WaterWater +63.3%

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4311%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +27554.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.8%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.