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Tortilla vs. Ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and ice cream different?

  • Tortilla is richer in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and copper, while ice cream is higher in vitamin B2.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 47% more than ice cream.
  • Tortilla contains 36 times more vitamin B3 than ice cream. Tortilla contains 4.125mg of vitamin B3, while ice cream contains 0.116mg.
  • Ice cream is lower in sodium.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Ice creams, vanilla 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 10% 38% 18% 3.4% 7.7% 19% 45% 10% 1% 9.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.7%
Contains more IronIron +4133.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +343.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +822.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +82.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +89.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +115.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.4%

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 2% 39% 6% 3% 10% 55% 2.2% 35% 11% 49% 0.75% 3.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +802.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3456%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +33.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1860%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +241.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Ice cream DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.09mg 47%
Saturated fat 0.296g 6.79g 30%
Selenium 16.6µg 1.8µg 27%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.041mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.116mg 25%
Folate 98µg 5µg 23%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Sodium 482mg 80mg 17%
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 16%
Cholesterol 44mg 15%
Fats 0.95g 11g 15%
Vitamin A 118µg 13%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.008mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.24mg 10%
Copper 0.102mg 0.023mg 9%
Carbs 49.94g 23.6g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.581mg 8%
Protein 7.28g 3.5g 8%
Fiber 2.4g 0.7g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 2.969g 7%
Phosphorus 146mg 105mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 128mg 6%
Choline 26mg 5%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.69mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 199mg 3%
Calories 237kcal 207kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.048mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 14mg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.6mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 22.9g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 21.22g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.3µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.452g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.146mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.316mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.258mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.081mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.157mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.217mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.088mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
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
4% 11% 24% 61%
Protein: 3.5 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 23.6 g
Water: 61 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +108%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +111.6%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1057.9%
Contains more WaterWater +52.7%

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
66% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.969 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.452 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1504.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.6%

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. Ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167575/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.