Taco vs. Yogurt parfait — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between taco and yogurt parfait

Taco has more phosphorus, vitamin K, fiber, selenium, and iron; however, yogurt parfait is higher in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Taco covers your daily saturated fat needs 19% more than yogurt parfait.
Yogurt parfait contains 9 times less vitamin K than taco. Taco contains 15.3µg of vitamin K, while yogurt parfait contains 1.7µg.
Yogurt parfait has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and Yogurt parfait, lowfat, with fruit, and granola.

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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

Yogurt parfait

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+88.2%
Contains more IronIron	+142.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+42.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+135.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.7%

~equal in Potassium ~189mg

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

Yogurt parfait

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+168.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3475%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+188.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+158.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+168.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.88µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	3.042g	0.122g	19%
Fats	12.7g	1.01g	18%
Saturated fat	4.384g	0.525g	18%
Sodium	397mg	49mg	15%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	14.3mg	15%
Phosphorus	178mg	93mg	12%
Protein	8.86g	3.36g	11%
Fiber	3.9g	1.1g	11%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.233mg	11%
Manganese	0.249mg		11%
Vitamin K	15.3µg	1.7µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.411g	0.307g	10%
Selenium	9.2µg	3.9µg	10%
Iron	1.19mg	0.49mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.173mg	9%
Folate	19µg	51µg	8%
Cholesterol	28mg	3mg	8%
Zinc	1.75mg	0.89mg	8%
Calories	226kcal	84kcal	7%
Starch	14.78g		6%
Vitamin B3	1.65mg	0.714mg	6%
Choline	32mg	11.9mg	4%
Magnesium	32mg	17mg	4%
Copper	0.077mg	0.054mg	3%
Calcium	89mg	105mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.07mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.6mg	0.25mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.93µg	0.88µg	2%
Carbs	19.85g	15.86g	1%
Vitamin A	20µg	30µg	1%
Potassium	209mg	189mg	1%
Net carbs	15.95g	14.76g	N/A
Vitamin D	4IU	4IU	0%
Sugar	0.9g	11.68g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.467g	0g	N/A
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