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General Mills Trix Cereal vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between general Mills Trix Cereal and tortillas

  • General Mills Trix Cereal has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin A; however, tortillas are higher in selenium.
  • General Mills Trix Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 195% more than tortillas.
  • General Mills Trix Cereal has 469 times more vitamin A than tortillas. While general Mills Trix Cereal has 2344IU of vitamin A, tortillas have only 5IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX 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 18% 94% 14% 633% 39% 385% 81% 65% 0% 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 CalciumCalcium +28.3%
Contains more IronIron +542.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +634.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +469.2%
~equal in Sodium ~512mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 63% 223% 10% 47% 400% 436% 352% 0% 503% 586% 3.3% 281% 5.8%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +554%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +286.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +598.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +246.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.9%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General Mills Trix Cereal Tortilla DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 4.69µg 0µg 195%
Iron 16.89mg 2.63mg 178%
Vitamin B6 2.18mg 0.312mg 144%
Vitamin B2 1.89mg 0.289mg 123%
Zinc 14.1mg 1.92mg 111%
Vitamin B3 18.79mg 4.858mg 87%
Vitamin A 669µg 0µg 74%
Vitamin B1 1.6mg 0.823mg 65%
Folate 375µg 138µg 59%
Selenium 6.5µg 37µg 55%
Fiber 3.9g 9.8g 24%
Phosphorus 188mg 346mg 23%
Vitamin C 18.8mg 0mg 21%
Saturated fat 0.5g 4.878g 20%
Copper 0.117mg 0.266mg 17%
Vitamin D 125IU 0IU 16%
Vitamin D 3.1µg 0µg 16%
Magnesium 25mg 85mg 14%
Carbs 86.19g 45.89g 13%
Protein 4.9g 9.76g 10%
Fats 3.79g 9.76g 9%
Calcium 313mg 244mg 7%
Calories 384kcal 310kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.5mg 0.9mg 3%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 4.5µg 3%
Potassium 162mg 262mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.79g 3.062g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 0.992g 3%
Choline 10.7mg 20mg 2%
Sodium 500mg 512mg 1%
Net carbs 82.29g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 32g 2.44g 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
5% 4% 86% 2% 3%
Protein: 4.9 g
Fats: 3.79 g
Carbs: 86.19 g
Water: 1.89 g
Other: 3.23 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 +87.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.2%
Contains more FatsFats +157.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1495.2%
Contains more OtherOther +37.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
14% 49% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 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 -89.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.1%

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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. 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.