Burrito vs. Fast food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between burrito and fast food?

Burrito is higher in vitamin B5, yet fast food is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, zinc, vitamin B12, phosphorus, iron, and folate.
Fast food's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 23% more.
Burrito has 2 times more vitamin B5 than fast food. While burrito has 0.92mg of vitamin B5, fast food has only 0.53mg.
The amount of saturated fat in burrito is lower.
The glycemic index of burrito is lower.

We used Fast foods, burrito, with beans and Fast foods, hamburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Burrito

Fast food

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+48.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+12%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+19.2%
Contains more IronIron	+47.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+260%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+197.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101%

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.

Burrito

Fast food

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.6%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+200.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+51.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+78%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.317mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	1.87mg	5.617mg	23%
Protein	6.48g	16.52g	20%
Selenium	10.1µg	20.3µg	19%
Zinc	0.7mg	2.52mg	17%
Vitamin B12	0.5µg	0.89µg	16%
Phosphorus	45mg	134mg	13%
Iron	2.08mg	3.06mg	12%
Cholesterol	2mg	33mg	10%
Folate	40µg	80µg	10%
Fats	6.22g	12.01g	9%
Starch		22.87g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.92mg	0.53mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.551g	1.68g	8%
Fiber		1.7g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.184g	4.835g	7%
Copper	0.174mg	0.121mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.363mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.14mg	0.212mg	6%
Saturated fat	3.174g	4.493g	6%
Calories	206kcal	297kcal	5%
Sodium	454mg	331mg	5%
Vitamin K		4.9µg	4%
Magnesium	40mg	27mg	3%
Potassium	301mg	197mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.38mg	3%
Fructose		2.27g	3%
Manganese	0.4mg	0.357mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.29mg	0.317mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	52mg	62mg	1%
Vitamin A		9µg	1%
Choline	26.8mg	34.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.1g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	318kcal	180kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.86	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	32.92g	29.8g	N/A
Carbs	32.92g	31.5g	0%
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Sugar		4.88g	N/A
Trans fat		0.514g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.079mg	0.144mg	0%
Threonine	0.244mg	0.46mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.27mg	0.642mg	0%
Leucine	0.504mg	1.13mg	0%
Lysine	0.343mg	0.785mg	0%
Methionine	0.107mg	0.306mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.351mg	0.67mg	0%
Valine	0.319mg	0.728mg	0%
Histidine	0.172mg	0.402mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA		0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.121g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.391g	N/A