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Pico de gallo vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pico de gallo and tortillas

  • Pico de gallo has more vitamin A; however, tortillas have more iron and calcium.
  • Tortillas' daily need coverage for iron is 33% more.
  • Pico de gallo has 63 times more vitamin A than tortillas. Pico de gallo has 313IU of vitamin A, while tortillas have 5IU.
  • Tortillas are lower in sugar.

The food varieties used in the comparison are PACE, Pico De Gallo 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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 61% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
~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 13% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
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 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pico de gallo Tortilla DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 69%
Selenium 37µg 67%
Phosphorus 346mg 49%
Fiber 9.8g 39%
Folate 138µg 35%
Iron 0mg 2.63mg 33%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 30%
Copper 0.266mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 24%
Calcium 0mg 244mg 24%
Saturated fat 0g 4.878g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 22%
Magnesium 85mg 20%
Protein 0g 9.76g 20%
Zinc 1.92mg 17%
Fats 0g 9.76g 15%
Calories 31kcal 310kcal 14%
Carbs 9.38g 45.89g 12%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 8%
Potassium 262mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 7%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4%
Choline 20mg 4%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 0mg 4%
Sodium 469mg 512mg 2%
Net carbs 9.38g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 6.25g 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
9% 88% 3%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 9.38 g
Water: 88 g
Other: 2.62 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 WaterWater +191.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +389.2%
Contains more OtherOther +69.5%

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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.