Corn chips vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are corn chips and tortillas different?

Corn chips are richer in vitamin E, while tortillas are higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, fiber, phosphorus, copper, iron, and vitamin B2.
Tortillas cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 65% more than corn chips.
Corn chips contain 8 times more vitamin E than tortillas. Corn chips contain 7.23mg of vitamin E, while tortillas contain 0.9mg.

Snacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, plain and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat types were used in this article.

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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.

Corn chips

Tortilla

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+76.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.9%
Contains more IronIron	+119.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+163.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+48.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+78.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+386.8%

~equal in Sodium ~512mg

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.

Corn chips

Tortilla

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+703.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+40%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1651.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+270.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+477%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+86.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1625%
Contains more CholineCholine	+65.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	16.438g	0.992g	103%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.823mg	65%
Selenium	7.6µg	37µg	53%
Vitamin E	7.23mg	0.9mg	42%
Fats	33.36g	9.76g	36%
Folate	8µg	138µg	33%
Vitamin B3	0.842mg	4.858mg	25%
Fiber	4g	9.8g	23%
Phosphorus	194mg	346mg	22%
Starch	51.36g		21%
Iron	1.2mg	2.63mg	18%
Copper	0.101mg	0.266mg	18%
Vitamin B2	0.078mg	0.289mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	9.134g	3.062g	15%
Manganese	0.333mg		14%
Vitamin B6	0.167mg	0.312mg	11%
Calcium	138mg	244mg	11%
Calories	538kcal	310kcal	11%
Protein	6.17g	9.76g	7%
Zinc	1.29mg	1.92mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.19mg		4%
Carbs	56.9g	45.89g	4%
Potassium	144mg	262mg	3%
Magnesium	72mg	85mg	3%
Vitamin K	6.3µg	4.5µg	2%
Saturated fat	4.331g	4.878g	2%
Choline	12.1mg	20mg	1%
Net carbs	52.9g	36.09g	N/A
Sugar	0.27g	2.44g	N/A
Sodium	514mg	512mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat	0.088g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.046mg	0.129mg	0%
Threonine	0.246mg	0.312mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.235mg	0.353mg	0%
Leucine	0.803mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.185mg	0.37mg	0%
Methionine	0.137mg	0.163mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.322mg	0.488mg	0%
Valine	0.331mg	0.444mg	0%
Histidine	0.2mg	0.255mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.264g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.013g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	16.036g		N/A