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Tortilla vs. Fettuccine — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tortilla and fettuccine

  • Fettuccine has less iron, vitamin B1, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
  • Tortilla covers your daily iron needs 40% more than fettuccine.
  • Fettuccine contains 16 times less folate than tortilla. Tortilla contains 98µg of folate, while fettuccine contains 6µg.
  • Fettuccine has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and KASHI, STEAM MEAL, Chicken Fettuccine, Frozen Entree.

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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 4.3% 8.4% 15% 23% 0% 2.7% 11% 22% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +216.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more IronIron +535%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +484%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.6%

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% 9% 0% 23% 16% 34% 0% 12% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +311.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Fettuccine DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.6mg 40%
Selenium 16.6µg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.09mg 23%
Folate 98µg 6µg 23%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Phosphorus 146mg 25mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.8mg 15%
Sodium 482mg 166mg 14%
Carbs 49.94g 14g 12%
Manganese 0.268mg 12%
Copper 0.102mg 11%
Calories 237kcal 99kcal 7%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 28mg 4%
Fats 0.95g 2.7g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.07mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.9g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.9g 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.1mg 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2g 2%
Protein 7.28g 6.2g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.45mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 168mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.05mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 12g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 1.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.4g 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
6% 3% 14% 75% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 2.7 g
Carbs: 14 g
Water: 75.2 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +17.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +256.7%
Contains more FatsFats +184.2%
Contains more WaterWater +88.2%
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
41% 41% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +386.5%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.4g

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

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.