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Cap'n Crunch Cereal vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between cap'n Crunch Cereal and tortillas

  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal has more folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, tortillas are higher in selenium, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal covers your daily folate needs 354% more than tortillas.
  • Tortillas contain 8 times less zinc than cap'n Crunch Cereal. Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 16.16mg of zinc, while tortillas contain 1.92mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH 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 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
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 more IronIron +638.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +741.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +139.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +469.2%

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% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
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 B1Vitamin B1 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +530.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +341.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +585.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1026.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +132.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cap'n Crunch Cereal Tortilla DV% diff.
Folate 1555µg 138µg 354%
Iron 19.42mg 2.63mg 210%
Vitamin B6 2.138mg 0.312mg 140%
Zinc 16.16mg 1.92mg 129%
Vitamin B2 1.822mg 0.289mg 118%
Vitamin B3 21.465mg 4.858mg 104%
Vitamin B1 1.614mg 0.823mg 66%
Selenium 6.5µg 37µg 55%
Manganese 0.747mg 32%
Fiber 2.5g 9.8g 29%
Phosphorus 167mg 346mg 26%
Calcium 11mg 244mg 23%
Copper 0.111mg 0.266mg 17%
Carbs 85.51g 45.89g 13%
Protein 4.39g 9.76g 11%
Sodium 754mg 512mg 11%
Saturated fat 3.346g 4.878g 7%
Magnesium 55mg 85mg 7%
Fats 5.12g 9.76g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.639g 3.062g 6%
Calories 398kcal 310kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 3%
Vitamin K 0.6µg 4.5µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 0.9mg 2%
Choline 8.6mg 20mg 2%
Potassium 186mg 262mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.747g 0.992g 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 83.01g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 44.32g 2.44g N/A
Trans fat 0.02g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 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 CarbsCarbs +86.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.3%
Contains more FatsFats +90.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1106%
Contains more OtherOther +79%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 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 -31.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.