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Potato sticks vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between potato sticks and tortillas

  • Potato sticks have more vitamin E, vitamin C, and potassium; however, tortillas are richer in vitamin B1, selenium, fiber, phosphorus, folate, and calcium.
  • Tortillas cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 61% more than potato sticks.
  • Tortillas contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato sticks 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 46% 5.4% 109% 85% 105% 27% 74% 83% 55% 44%
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 PotassiumPotassium +372.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +18.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +32.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1255.6%
Contains more IronIron +15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +93.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +356.8%

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 158% 0% 182% 0% 24% 27% 90% 24% 74% 0% 55% 30% 19%
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 EVitamin E +912.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +391.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +74.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +757.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +149.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +245%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.858mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.312mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Potato sticks Tortilla DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 17.9g 0.992g 113%
Vitamin B1 0.096mg 0.823mg 61%
Vitamin E 9.11mg 0.9mg 55%
Vitamin C 47.3mg 0mg 53%
Selenium 8.1µg 37µg 53%
Fats 34.4g 9.76g 38%
Potassium 1237mg 262mg 29%
Fiber 3.4g 9.8g 26%
Folate 40µg 138µg 25%
Phosphorus 172mg 346mg 25%
Calcium 18mg 244mg 23%
Saturated fat 8.88g 4.878g 18%
Manganese 0.423mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.1µg 4.5µg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.116mg 0.289mg 13%
Calories 522kcal 310kcal 11%
Monounsaturated fat 6.16g 3.062g 8%
Zinc 0.99mg 1.92mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.403mg 8%
Protein 6.7g 9.76g 6%
Sodium 633mg 512mg 5%
Magnesium 64mg 85mg 5%
Copper 0.315mg 0.266mg 5%
Iron 2.27mg 2.63mg 5%
Choline 34.9mg 20mg 3%
Carbs 53.3g 45.89g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.32mg 0.312mg 1%
Net carbs 49.9g 36.09g N/A
Sugar 0.22g 2.44g N/A
Vitamin B3 4.785mg 4.858mg 0%
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
7% 34% 53% 2% 3%
Protein: 6.7 g
Fats: 34.4 g
Carbs: 53.3 g
Water: 2.2 g
Other: 3.4 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 FatsFats +252.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +16.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.7%
Contains more WaterWater +1270.5%
Contains more OtherOther +30.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 19% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.88 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.16 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 17.9 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +101.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1704.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.1%

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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. Potato sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168854/nutrients
  2. 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.

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