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Tortilla vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and baby food different?

  • Baby food is higher than tortilla in iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, copper, vitamin E, and fiber.
  • Baby food covers your daily need for iron, 546% more than tortilla.
  • Tortilla contains 161 times more sodium than baby food. Tortilla contains 482mg of sodium, while baby food contains 3mg.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +426.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +947.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +316.2%
Contains more IronIron +1146.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +227.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +650%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +56%

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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 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 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1836.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +558.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +741.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +531.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +215%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +275%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 47.5mg 546%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 2.717mg 200%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 34.714mg 191%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 2.438mg 172%
Calcium 70mg 733mg 66%
Phosphorus 146mg 392mg 35%
Copper 0.102mg 0.334mg 26%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 3.68mg 23%
Sodium 482mg 3mg 21%
Fiber 2.4g 7.5g 20%
Magnesium 19mg 100mg 19%
Zinc 0.32mg 2.4mg 19%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 1.074mg 18%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Selenium 16.6µg 25.9µg 17%
Folate 98µg 43µg 14%
Manganese 0.268mg 12%
Potassium 105mg 437mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.189mg 10%
Protein 7.28g 12.2g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 1.697g 9%
Carbs 49.94g 73.4g 8%
Calories 237kcal 379kcal 7%
Fats 0.95g 4.4g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.3mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 1.206g 3%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.769g 2%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.5µg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.286mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +496.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.6%
Contains more FatsFats +363.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -61.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +551.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +334%

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/168041/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/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.