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Marshmallow vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are marshmallow and tortilla different?

  • Tortilla has more iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B2 than marshmallow.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tortilla is 45% higher.

Candies, marshmallows and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) are the varieties 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
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 less SodiumSodium -83.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2000%
Contains more IronIron +1556.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1725%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +876.5%
~equal in Copper ~0.102mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Marshmallow Tortilla DV% diff.
Iron 0.23mg 3.81mg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.001mg 0.37mg 31%
Selenium 1.7µg 16.6µg 27%
Vitamin B3 0.078mg 4.125mg 25%
Folate 1µg 98µg 24%
Phosphorus 8mg 146mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Sodium 80mg 482mg 17%
Protein 1.8g 7.28g 11%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.268mg 11%
Carbs 81.3g 49.94g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.001mg 0.114mg 9%
Fiber 0.1g 2.4g 9%
Calcium 3mg 70mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.06mg 4%
Calories 318kcal 237kcal 4%
Magnesium 2mg 19mg 4%
Potassium 5mg 105mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.005mg 0.17mg 3%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.32mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.391g 2%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.19mg 1%
Copper 0.097mg 0.102mg 1%
Fats 0.2g 0.95g 1%
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.296g 1%
Net carbs 81.2g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 57.56g 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0µg 0.4µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.08g 0.185g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.035mg 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.028mg 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.066mg 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.077mg 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.015mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.042mg 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.017mg 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 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 CarbsCarbs +62.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +304.4%
Contains more FatsFats +375%
Contains more WaterWater +143.7%
Contains more OtherOther +523.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +731.9%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.