Taco salad vs. Hot dog — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between taco salad and hot dogs

Taco salad has more folate, while hot dogs have more vitamin B12, fats, phosphorus, selenium, vitamin B3, and protein.
Hot dogs cover your daily need for vitamin B12 52% more than taco salad.
Taco salad contains 7 times more folate than hot dogs. While taco salad contains 42µg of folate, hot dogs contain only 6µg.
The amount of saturated fat in taco salad is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast foods, taco salad and Frankfurter, meat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Taco salad

Hot dog

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+73.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+38.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-64.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+271.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+186.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+468.2%

~equal in Calcium ~99mg

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Taco salad

Hot dog

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+114.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+390.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.055mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.32µg	1.57µg	52%
Sodium	385mg	1090mg	31%
Fats	7.46g	25.76g	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.883g	4.404g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	2.606g	11.386g	22%
Phosphorus	72mg	206mg	19%
Selenium	2.2µg	12.5µg	19%
Saturated fat	3.446g	7.666g	19%
Cholesterol	22mg	77mg	18%
Vitamin B3	1.24mg	2.665mg	9%
Folate	42µg	6µg	9%
Calories	141kcal	290kcal	7%
Protein	6.68g	10.26g	7%
Vitamin B5	0.68mg	0.31mg	7%
Manganese	0.167mg	0.045mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.121mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.166mg	4%
Choline	23.3mg		4%
Carbs	11.91g	4.17g	3%
Magnesium	26mg	15mg	3%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	0mg	2%
Potassium	210mg	152mg	2%
Copper	0.113mg	0.097mg	2%
Iron	1.15mg	1.09mg	1%
Zinc	1.36mg	1.2mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	283kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	71g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	11.91g	4.17g	N/A
Calcium	97mg	99mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.055mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.075mg	0.111mg	0%
Threonine	0.254mg	0.474mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.311mg	0.53mg	0%
Leucine	0.549mg	0.907mg	0%
Lysine	0.486mg	0.963mg	0%
Methionine	0.145mg	0.291mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.277mg	0.445mg	0%
Valine	0.343mg	0.555mg	0%
Histidine	0.201mg	0.331mg	0%