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Tortilla vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and glutinous rice different?

  • Tortilla is higher than glutinous rice in iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B2, calcium, and copper.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 46% more than glutinous rice.
  • Tortilla contains 98 times more folate than glutinous rice. Tortilla contains 98µg of folate, while glutinous rice contains 1µg.
  • Glutinous rice is lower in sodium.
  • Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than tortilla (52).

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +280%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +950%
Contains more IronIron +2621.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +108.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1725%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +196.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +28.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99%
~equal in Manganese ~0.262mg

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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +375%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +776.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1322.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +26.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Glutinous rice DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.14mg 46%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.02mg 29%
Folate 98µg 1µg 24%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.29mg 24%
Sodium 482mg 5mg 21%
Selenium 16.6µg 5.6µg 20%
Phosphorus 146mg 8mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Protein 7.28g 2.02g 11%
Carbs 49.94g 21.09g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.013mg 8%
Calories 237kcal 97kcal 7%
Calcium 70mg 2mg 7%
Fiber 2.4g 1g 6%
Copper 0.102mg 0.049mg 6%
Potassium 105mg 10mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.026mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.069g 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.41mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.215mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.19g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.039g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 20.09g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0.05g N/A
Manganese 0.268mg 0.262mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.07g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.072mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.167mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.073mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.047mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.108mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.123mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.047mg 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
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +260.4%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +136.8%
Contains more OtherOther +2571.4%
Contains more WaterWater +91.8%

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
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +164.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.8%

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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.