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Tortilla vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and garlic different?

  • Tortilla is richer in iron, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1, while garlic is higher in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, and calcium.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 90% more than tortilla.
  • Tortilla contains 33 times more folate than garlic. Tortilla contains 98µg of folate, while garlic contains 3µg.
  • Garlic is lower in sodium.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index (52) than garlic (30).

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Garlic, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more IronIron +124.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +158.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +281.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +262.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +523.9%
~equal in Phosphorus ~153mg

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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +489.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +250.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1958.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +325%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 1.235mg 90%
Manganese 0.268mg 1.672mg 61%
Vitamin C 0mg 31.2mg 35%
Iron 3.81mg 1.7mg 26%
Folate 98µg 3µg 24%
Copper 0.102mg 0.299mg 22%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.7mg 21%
Sodium 482mg 17mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.2mg 14%
Calcium 70mg 181mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.596mg 9%
Potassium 105mg 401mg 9%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.16mg 8%
Carbs 49.94g 33.06g 6%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Selenium 16.6µg 14.2µg 4%
Calories 237kcal 149kcal 4%
Protein 7.28g 6.36g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.08mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.249g 1%
Fiber 2.4g 2.1g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 25mg 1%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 1.7µg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.5g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.089g 1%
Phosphorus 146mg 153mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 1g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.11mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.011g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.113mg 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
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.5%
Contains more FatsFats +90%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +51.1%
Contains more OtherOther +24.7%
Contains more WaterWater +46.6%

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
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1581.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -69.9%

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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.