Taco shells vs. Dinner rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taco shells and dinner rolls

Taco shells have more fats, fiber, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, dinner rolls are richer in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B3.
Dinner rolls' daily need coverage for selenium is 40% more.
Taco shells contain 5 times more saturated fat than dinner rolls. Taco shells contain 7.105g of saturated fat, while dinner rolls contain 1.375g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taco shells, baked and Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve).

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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 shells

Dinner rolls

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+219.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+66.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+91%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+78%
Contains more IronIron	+126.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+458.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.582mg

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 shells

Dinner rolls

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+146.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+109.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+143.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+367.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+187.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+23.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+46.4%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	4.8µg	26.8µg	40%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	5.097g		30%
Iron	1.64mg	3.72mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.216mg	0.526mg	26%
Saturated fat	7.105g	1.375g	26%
Fats	21.79g	6.47g	24%
Starch	54.94g		23%
Vitamin B2	0.08mg	0.374mg	23%
Vitamin B3	1.867mg	5.367mg	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.495g	2.509g	20%
Fiber	6.7g	2g	19%
Phosphorus	233mg	122mg	16%
Magnesium	83mg	26mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	6.935g	1.881g	13%
Protein	6.41g	10.86g	9%
Vitamin B5		0.452mg	9%
Calories	476kcal	310kcal	8%
Calcium	100mg	178mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.203mg	0.097mg	8%
Folate	69µg	101µg	8%
Zinc	1.61mg	0.99mg	6%
Sodium	324mg	467mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.13µg	5%
Carbs	63.49g	52.04g	4%
Potassium	231mg	139mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.69mg	0.28mg	3%
Choline	29.9mg	14.6mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.27g	0.224g	3%
Copper	0.113mg	0.135mg	2%
Vitamin K	8.6µg	10.6µg	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	4mg	1%
Manganese	0.56mg	0.582mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	1.3g	3.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	743kcal	285kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	21g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	3.2	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.2mg	0%
Net carbs	56.79g	50.04g	N/A
Sugar	1.5g	5.55g	N/A
Vitamin A	1µg	1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.172g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.04mg	0.081mg	0%
Threonine	0.227mg	0.286mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.22mg	0.337mg	0%
Leucine	0.837mg	0.729mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.233mg	0%
Methionine	0.18mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.29mg	0.506mg	0%
Valine	0.287mg	0.401mg	0%
Histidine	0.167mg	0.222mg	0%
Fructose	0.1g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g	0g	N/A