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Tortilla vs. Banana — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tortilla and bananas

  • Tortilla has more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus, while bananas have more vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 44% more than bananas.
  • Tortilla contains 482 times more sodium than bananas. While tortilla contains 482mg of sodium, bananas contain only 1mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Bananas, raw.

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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%
Banana
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1.5% 32% 9.8% 26% 4.1% 9.4% 0.13% 35% 5.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1300%
Contains more IronIron +1365.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +30.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +113.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +563.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1560%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +241%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Manganese ~0.27mg

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%
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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 29% 1% 2% 0% 7.8% 17% 12% 20% 85% 0% 1.3% 15% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +90%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1093.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +56.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +520.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +390%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +511.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +25%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Banana DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.26mg 44%
Selenium 16.6µg 1µg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.031mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.367mg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.665mg 22%
Sodium 482mg 1mg 21%
Folate 98µg 20µg 20%
Phosphorus 146mg 22mg 18%
Starch 43.02g 5.38g 15%
Protein 7.28g 1.09g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Carbs 49.94g 22.84g 9%
Calories 237kcal 89kcal 7%
Calcium 70mg 5mg 7%
Potassium 105mg 358mg 7%
Fructose 0g 4.85g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.073mg 3%
Copper 0.102mg 0.078mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.334mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.15mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.073g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 27mg 2%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.6g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.33g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.112g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 20.24g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 12.23g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.5µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.05mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.008mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.049mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.047mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.077mg 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
Banana
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23% 75%
Protein: 1.09 g
Fats: 0.33 g
Carbs: 22.84 g
Water: 74.91 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +567.9%
Contains more FatsFats +187.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +118.7%
Contains more OtherOther +125.3%
Contains more WaterWater +87.5%

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
Banana
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52% 15% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.112 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.073 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +478.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +435.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -62.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Starch: 43.02 g
Sucrose: 0.22 g
Glucose: 0.15 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.37 g
Galactose: 0 g
Banana
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31% 14% 28% 28%
Starch: 5.38 g
Sucrose: 2.39 g
Glucose: 4.98 g
Fructose: 4.85 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.01 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +699.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +23600%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +986.4%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +3220%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Banana - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173944/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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