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Tortilla vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tortilla and baking powder

  • Tortilla has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and copper; however, baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 581% more.
  • Tortilla is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than tortilla.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +425%
Contains more CopperCopper +920%
Contains more ZincZinc +3100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2336.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +8200%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +8294.3%
Contains more IronIron +189.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1400.7%

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.
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 70mg 5876mg 581%
Sodium 482mg 10600mg 440%
Phosphorus 146mg 2191mg 292%
Iron 3.81mg 11.02mg 90%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0mg 31%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.2µg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0mg 26%
Folate 98µg 0µg 25%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Protein 7.28g 0g 15%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.011mg 11%
Copper 0.102mg 0.01mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0mg 9%
Calories 237kcal 53kcal 9%
Fiber 2.4g 0.2g 9%
Carbs 49.94g 27.7g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.01mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0g 3%
Potassium 105mg 20mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 27mg 2%
Fats 0.95g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0g 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
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +80.3%
Contains more WaterWater +699.2%
Contains more OtherOther +3498.9%

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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.