Taco vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between taco and fajita

Taco has more vitamin B12 and fiber; however, fajita is higher in protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and selenium.
Fajita covers your daily protein needs 23% more than taco.
Fajita has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast foods, taco with beef, cheese, and lettuce, hard shell and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen.

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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

Fajita

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+584.6%
Contains more IronIron	+20.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+156.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-50.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+277.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+81.5%

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

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+172.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7550%
Contains more FolateFolate	+375%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+255%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+189.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+330%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.387mg	23%
Cholesterol	28mg	88mg	20%
Vitamin B3	1.65mg	4.779mg	20%
Protein	8.86g	18.56g	19%
Sodium	397mg	799mg	17%
Fiber	3.9g	0g	16%
Vitamin B12	0.93µg	0.54µg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.708g		16%
Vitamin B5		0.726mg	15%
Phosphorus	178mg	277mg	14%
Selenium	9.2µg	16.7µg	14%
Vitamin K	15.3µg	0.2µg	13%
Saturated fat	4.384g	1.596g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.042g	1.089g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.06mg	0.213mg	12%
Fats	12.7g	5.73g	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.166g		10%
Calcium	89mg	13mg	8%
Manganese	0.249mg	0.066mg	8%
Choline	32mg	67.8mg	7%
Carbs	19.85g	2.23g	6%
Starch	14.78g		6%
Calories	226kcal	135kcal	5%
Copper	0.077mg	0.03mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.411g	2.333g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.1mg	4%
Folate	19µg	4µg	4%
Iron	1.19mg	0.99mg	3%
Zinc	1.75mg	1.37mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.6mg	0.22mg	3%
Magnesium	32mg	22mg	2%
Potassium	209mg	284mg	2%
Vitamin A	20µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D*	4 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.9g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	255kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	44g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.1	N/A
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	15.95g	2.23g	N/A
Sugar	0.9g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.467g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.2mg	0%
Threonine		0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.813mg	0%
Leucine		1.56mg	0%
Lysine		1.857mg	0%
Methionine		0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.763mg	0%
Valine		0.847mg	0%
Histidine		0.68mg	0%
Fructose	0.3g		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.006g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.004g	0.01g	N/A