Wendy's chicken sandwich vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between wendy's chicken sandwich and taco salad?

Wendy's chicken sandwich is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and polyunsaturated fat, yet taco salad is higher in calcium and zinc.
Wendy's chicken sandwich's daily need coverage for selenium is 40% more.
Wendy's chicken sandwich has 6 times more vitamin B1 than taco salad. While wendy's chicken sandwich has 0.295mg of vitamin B1, taco salad has only 0.05mg.
The amount of saturated fat in wendy's chicken sandwich is lower.

We used WENDY'S, Homestyle Chicken Fillet Sandwich and Fast foods, taco salad types 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.

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Taco salad

Contains more IronIron	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+123.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1009.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+321.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Potassium ~210mg

~equal in Sodium ~385mg

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.

Wendy's chicken sandwich

Taco salad

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+490%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+166.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+71.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+29.3%

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.32µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	24.4µg	2.2µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.295mg	0.05mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.086g	0.883g	15%
Protein	13.78g	6.68g	14%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	1.24mg	13%
Phosphorus	161mg	72mg	13%
Folate		42µg	11%
Vitamin K	10.7µg		9%
Saturated fat	1.618g	3.446g	8%
Calcium	23mg	97mg	7%
Zinc	0.61mg	1.36mg	7%
Starch	16.1g		7%
Vitamin B6	0.189mg	0.11mg	6%
Fiber	1.3g		5%
Choline		23.3mg	4%
Iron	1.5mg	1.15mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.13mg	0.18mg	4%
Calories	214kcal	141kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.526mg	0.68mg	3%
Cholesterol	31mg	22mg	3%
Manganese	0.23mg	0.167mg	3%
Carbs	21.55g	11.91g	3%
Copper	0.135mg	0.113mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	1.8mg	2%
Fructose	1.14g		1%
Potassium	228mg	210mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.921g	2.606g	1%
Fats	8.1g	7.46g	1%
Sodium	401mg	385mg	1%
Net carbs	20.25g	11.91g	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	26mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.32µg	0%
Trans fat	0.514g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.15mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	0.5mg	0.254mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.54mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	0.93mg	0.549mg	0%
Lysine	0.83mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.29mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.51mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.59mg	0.343mg	0%
Histidine	0.38mg	0.201mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.233g		N/A
Omega-6 - Arachidonic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.705g		N/A