Sugar vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are sugar and tortilla different?
- Tortilla is higher than sugar in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, copper, and fiber.
- Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 47% more than sugar.
- Sugar is lower in sodium.
- Sugar has a higher glycemic index (65) than tortilla (52).
Sugars, granulated and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) types were 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.
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +∞% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +6900% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +5150% |
| Contains more IronIron | +7520% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1357.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +3100% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +∞% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +6600% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +2666.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +500% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Iron | 0.05mg | 3.81mg | 47% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0mg | 0.37mg | 31% |
| Selenium | 0.6µg | 16.6µg | 29% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0mg | 4.125mg | 26% |
| Folate | 0µg | 98µg | 25% |
| Sodium | 1mg | 482mg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 0mg | 146mg | 21% |
| Starch | 43.02g | 18% | |
| Carbs | 99.98g | 49.94g | 17% |
| Protein | 0g | 7.28g | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.004mg | 0.268mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.007mg | 0.102mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 0g | 2.4g | 10% |
| Calories | 387kcal | 237kcal | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.019mg | 0.114mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 70mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0mg | 0.06mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 0mg | 19mg | 5% |
| Zinc | 0.01mg | 0.32mg | 3% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0g | 0.391g | 3% |
| Potassium | 2mg | 105mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0mg | 0.17mg | 3% |
| Fats | 0g | 0.95g | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0g | 0.296g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0mg | 0.19mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 99.98g | 47.54g | N/A |
| Sugar | 99.8g | 2.75g | N/A |
| Vitamin K | 0µg | 0.4µg | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0g | 0.185g | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +100.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +∞% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +∞% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +199700% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +∞% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +45263.6% |
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +∞% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
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