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Caesar salad vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between caesar salad and tortillas

  • Caesar salad has more vitamin B12 and vitamin A; however, tortillas have more vitamin B1, fiber, phosphorus, copper, magnesium, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Tortillas' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 37% more.
  • Tortillas are lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are LITTLE CAESARS 14" Original Round Cheese Pizza, Regular Crust and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 70% 15% 88% 42% 44% 99% 59% 42% 171%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 61% 73% 23% 99% 89% 52% 148% 67% 0% 202%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +203.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.1%
Contains more IronIron +12.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +111.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.8%
~equal in Calcium ~244mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 26% 12% 0% 94% 69% 61% 27% 0% 50% 15% 0% 0%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 18% 0% 206% 67% 91% 0% 72% 0% 11% 104% 11%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.289mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Caesar salad Tortilla DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.377mg 0.823mg 37%
Folate 138µg 35%
Fiber 1.7g 9.8g 32%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 24%
Vitamin B12 0.4µg 0µg 17%
Phosphorus 231mg 346mg 16%
Copper 0.126mg 0.266mg 16%
Manganese 0.321mg 14%
Magnesium 28mg 85mg 14%
Selenium 31.4µg 37µg 10%
Starch 25.29g 10%
Vitamin B3 3.237mg 4.858mg 10%
Vitamin A 78µg 0µg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.447mg 9%
Cholesterol 24mg 0mg 8%
Protein 13.39g 9.76g 7%
Carbs 31.5g 45.89g 5%
Choline 20mg 4%
Iron 2.34mg 2.63mg 4%
Sodium 454mg 512mg 3%
Zinc 1.61mg 1.92mg 3%
Saturated fat 4.206g 4.878g 3%
Potassium 170mg 262mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.461g 0.992g 3%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 0.9mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.38g 3.062g 2%
Calories 265kcal 310kcal 2%
Fructose 1.13g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.297mg 0.289mg 1%
Vitamin K 5.9µg 4.5µg 1%
Calcium 233mg 244mg 1%
Fats 9.54g 9.76g 0%
Net carbs 29.8g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 4.02g 2.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.15mg 0.129mg 0%
Threonine 0.393mg 0.312mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.547mg 0.353mg 0%
Leucine 1.137mg 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.523mg 0.37mg 0%
Methionine 0.3mg 0.163mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.717mg 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.7mg 0.444mg 0%
Histidine 0.36mg 0.255mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.155g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 10% 32% 43% 2%
Protein: 13.39 g
Fats: 9.54 g
Carbs: 31.5 g
Water: 43.39 g
Other: 2.18 g
10% 10% 46% 30% 4%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 9.76 g
Carbs: 45.89 g
Water: 30.15 g
Other: 4.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.2%
Contains more WaterWater +43.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +45.7%
Contains more OtherOther +103.7%
~equal in Fats ~9.76g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
52% 30% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.206 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.461 g
55% 34% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.878 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.062 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.992 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -13.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28.7%

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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. Caesar salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172047/nutrients
  2. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174081/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.