Taquitos vs. Pilaf — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are taquitos and pilaf different?
- Taquitos are richer in vitamin B2 and vitamin K, while pilaf is higher in folate, selenium, vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
- Pilaf covers your daily need for sodium, 37% more than taquitos.
- Taquitos contain 34 times more vitamin K than pilaf. Taquitos contain 16.9µg of vitamin K, while pilaf contains 0.5µg.
- Pilaf is lower in saturated fat.
- Pilaf has a higher glycemic index (60) than taquitos (49).
Taquitos, frozen, chicken, and cheese, oven-heated and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +25.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -65.2% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +33.3% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +21.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +66% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +42.3% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +16.7% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +127.9% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +94% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +650% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2725% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +218.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +800% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +3280% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +82.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +59.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +48.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +185.7% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +211.8% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +10.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 453mg | 1303mg | 37% |
Folate | 68µg | 212µg | 36% |
Selenium | 16.7µg | 32.4µg | 29% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.235g | 0.377g | 26% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.331mg | 0.603mg | 23% |
Manganese | 0.387mg | 0.882mg | 22% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.14mg | 0.4mg | 20% |
Fats | 12.54g | 1.37g | 17% |
Starch | 29.62g | 71.23g | 17% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.277mg | 0.087mg | 15% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.85mg | 6.127mg | 14% |
Carbs | 33.63g | 76.31g | 14% |
Vitamin K | 16.9µg | 0.5µg | 14% |
Monounsaturated fat | 4.835g | 0.373g | 11% |
Saturated fat | 2.31g | 0.307g | 9% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.18µg | 0.02µg | 7% |
Copper | 0.1mg | 0.166mg | 7% |
Fiber | 2.9g | 1.2g | 7% |
Vitamin E | 1.13mg | 0.04mg | 7% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.481mg | 0.715mg | 5% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 4.1mg | 5% |
Calories | 284kcal | 359kcal | 4% |
Cholesterol | 13mg | 1mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 132mg | 154mg | 3% |
Zinc | 0.71mg | 1.01mg | 3% |
Vitamin A | 30µg | 4µg | 3% |
Magnesium | 24mg | 32mg | 2% |
Protein | 9.21g | 10.42g | 2% |
Calcium | 104mg | 83mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 0µg | 1% |
Potassium | 155mg | 188mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 30.73g | 75.11g | N/A |
Vitamin D | 3IU | 0IU | 0% |
Iron | 2.47mg | 2.44mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.3g | 1.53g | N/A |
Trans fat | 0.071g | 0g | N/A |
Choline | 15.9mg | 17.5mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.1mg | 0.086mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.269mg | 0.221mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.358mg | 0.279mg | 0% |
Leucine | 0.717mg | 0.523mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.468mg | 0.189mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.189mg | 0.145mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.418mg | 0.32mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.428mg | 0.374mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.249mg | 0.15mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.12g | 0g | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.593g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid | 0.003g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid | 0.005g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 3.591g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +815.3% |
Contains more WaterWater | +431.6% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +13.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +126.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +105.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1196.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +1023.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -86.7% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more StarchStarch | +140.5% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +11.1% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +44.9% |
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