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Taco seasoning vs. Spanish rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between taco seasoning and spanish rice

  • Taco seasoning has more fiber, iron, vitamin C, and carbs; however, spanish rice is richer in fats and protein.
  • Taco seasoning covers your daily sodium needs 328% more than spanish rice.
  • Spanish rice has 450 times less vitamin C than taco seasoning. Taco seasoning has 45mg of vitamin C, while spanish rice has 0.1mg.
  • Spanish rice contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are PACE, Dry Taco Seasoning Mix and Restaurant, Mexican, spanish rice.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0% 0% 0% 253% 0% 0% 0% 1052% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 6% 10% 43% 22% 13% 24% 69% 51% 40%
Contains more IronIron +487%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 150% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0.33% 0% 2% 12% 46% 17% 45% 25% 19% 10% 33% 38%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +44900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taco seasoning Spanish rice DV% diff.
Sodium 8068mg 528mg 328%
Iron 6.75mg 1.15mg 70%
Fiber 18.8g 1.2g 70%
Vitamin C 45mg 0.1mg 50%
Manganese 0.39mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.183mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.378mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.317g 15%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.238g 15%
Selenium 7.4µg 13%
Folate 50µg 13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 2.052g 12%
Starch 27.55g 11%
Vitamin K 13µg 11%
Phenylalanine 153mg 9%
Fats 0g 5.29g 8%
Carbs 56.29g 31.16g 8%
Phosphorus 57mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.415mg 8%
Protein 0g 3.28g 7%
Copper 0.065mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.074mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.082mg 6%
Saturated fat 0g 1.005g 5%
Zinc 0.48mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.6mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.511g 4%
Magnesium 13mg 3%
Potassium 116mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 3%
Calcium 20mg 2%
Choline 9.1mg 2%
Vitamin A 6µg 1%
Fructose 0.42g 1%
Calories 188kcal 185kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 0g 1.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 564kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 53g 54g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 3.8 N/A
Net carbs 37.49g 29.96g N/A
Sugar 18.76g 1.3g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.07g N/A
Tryptophan 0.044mg 0%
Threonine 0.098mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.109mg 0%
Leucine 0.24mg 0%
Lysine 0.131mg 0%
Methionine 0.071mg 0%
Valine 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.071mg 0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
56% 6% 38%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 56.29 g
Water: 5.7 g
Other: 38.01 g
3% 5% 31% 59% 2%
Protein: 3.28 g
Fats: 5.29 g
Carbs: 31.16 g
Water: 58.54 g
Other: 1.73 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +927%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Spanish rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167665/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.