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Taco vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between taco and winter melon

  • Taco has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, selenium, zinc, iron, and manganese; however, winter melon is higher in vitamin C.
  • Taco covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 39% more than winter melon.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +368.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +3383.3%
Contains more IronIron +197.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +234.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +186.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +836.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +329.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +312.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +83.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.93µg 0µg 39%
Phosphorus 178mg 19mg 23%
Saturated fat 4.384g 0.016g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.042g 0.087g 20%
Fats 12.7g 0.2g 19%
Protein 8.86g 0.4g 17%
Selenium 9.2µg 0.2µg 16%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 13mg 14%
Vitamin K 15.3µg 13%
Sodium 397mg 111mg 12%
Calories 226kcal 13kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 4.411g 0.037g 11%
Iron 1.19mg 0.4mg 10%
Zinc 1.75mg 0.61mg 10%
Cholesterol 28mg 0mg 9%
Manganese 0.249mg 0.058mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.65mg 0.4mg 8%
Calcium 89mg 19mg 7%
Potassium 209mg 6mg 6%
Carbs 19.85g 3g 6%
Copper 0.077mg 0.023mg 6%
Starch 14.78g 6%
Choline 32mg 6%
Magnesium 32mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Folate 19µg 5µg 4%
Fiber 3.9g 2.9g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.11mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.035mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.133mg 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin D 4IU 0IU 1%
Net carbs 15.95g 0.1g N/A
Sugar 0.9g N/A
Trans fat 0.467g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0%
Lysine 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.003mg 0%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 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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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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2115%
Contains more FatsFats +6250%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +561.7%
Contains more OtherOther +423.3%
Contains more WaterWater +68.5%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +11821.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3396.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.