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Star anise vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between star anise and tortilla

  • Tortilla has less iron, copper, manganese, calcium, fiber, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.
  • Star anise covers your daily iron needs 414% more than tortilla.
  • Tortilla contains 17 times less zinc than star anise. Star anise contains 5.3mg of zinc, while tortilla contains 0.32mg.
  • The glycemic index of star anise is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Spices, anise seed and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo).

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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 121% 194% 127% 1386% 303% 145% 189% 2.1% 300% 27%
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 +794.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +822.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1272.4%
Contains more IronIron +870.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +792.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1556.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +201.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +758.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +232%

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 70% 5.3% 0% 0% 85% 67% 57% 48% 150% 0% 0% 7.5% 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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +880%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.37mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Star anise Tortilla DV% diff.
Iron 36.96mg 3.81mg 414%
Copper 0.91mg 0.102mg 90%
Manganese 2.3mg 0.268mg 88%
Calcium 646mg 70mg 58%
Fiber 14.6g 2.4g 49%
Zinc 5.3mg 0.32mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.65mg 0.06mg 45%
Phosphorus 440mg 146mg 42%
Potassium 1441mg 105mg 39%
Magnesium 170mg 19mg 36%
Monounsaturated fat 9.78g 0.185g 24%
Fats 15.9g 0.95g 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Folate 10µg 98µg 22%
Protein 17.6g 7.28g 21%
Selenium 5µg 16.6µg 21%
Sodium 16mg 482mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.15g 0.391g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.29mg 0.114mg 14%
Vitamin B5 0.797mg 0.17mg 13%
Vitamin B3 3.06mg 4.125mg 7%
Calories 337kcal 237kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.34mg 0.37mg 3%
Vitamin A 16µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.586g 0.296g 1%
Carbs 50.02g 49.94g 0%
Net carbs 35.42g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 16% 50% 10% 7%
Protein: 17.6 g
Fats: 15.9 g
Carbs: 50.02 g
Water: 9.54 g
Other: 6.94 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 ProteinProtein +141.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1573.7%
Contains more OtherOther +271.1%
Contains more WaterWater +318.9%
~equal in Carbs ~49.94g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 72% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.586 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.78 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.15 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5186.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +705.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.5%

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. Star anise - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171316/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.