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Garlic vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and tortilla different?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, and calcium, while tortilla is higher in iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 90% more than tortilla.
  • Garlic is lower in sodium.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index (52) than garlic (30).

Garlic, raw and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) 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.
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +523.9%
Contains more IronIron +124.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~146mg

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.
Garlic
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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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1958.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +325%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +489.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.114mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Tortilla DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.06mg 90%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.268mg 61%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Iron 1.7mg 3.81mg 26%
Folate 3µg 98µg 24%
Copper 0.299mg 0.102mg 22%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 4.125mg 21%
Sodium 17mg 482mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.37mg 14%
Calcium 181mg 70mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.17mg 9%
Potassium 401mg 105mg 9%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.32mg 8%
Carbs 33.06g 49.94g 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Selenium 14.2µg 16.6µg 4%
Calories 149kcal 237kcal 4%
Protein 6.36g 7.28g 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.19mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.391g 1%
Fiber 2.1g 2.4g 1%
Magnesium 25mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.4µg 1%
Fats 0.5g 0.95g 1%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.296g 1%
Phosphorus 153mg 146mg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 1g 2.75g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.114mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more WaterWater +46.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.1%
Contains more OtherOther +24.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1581.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57%

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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/nutrients
  2. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.