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Tortilla vs. Lemongrass — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tortilla and lemongrass

  • Tortilla has more selenium, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, lemongrass is higher in manganese, iron, copper, potassium, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Lemongrass covers your daily manganese needs 215% more than tortilla.
  • Lemongrass contains 80 times less sodium than tortilla. Tortilla contains 482mg of sodium, while lemongrass contains 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Lemon grass (citronella), 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 43% 20% 64% 306% 89% 61% 43% 0.78% 681% 3.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2271.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +215.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +588.6%
Contains more IronIron +114.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +596.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1849.3%
~equal in Calcium ~65mg

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 8.7% 0% 0% 0% 16% 31% 21% 3% 18% 0% 0% 56% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +469.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +274.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +240%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Lemongrass DV% diff.
Manganese 0.268mg 5.224mg 215%
Iron 3.81mg 8.17mg 55%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.065mg 25%
Sodium 482mg 6mg 21%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.101mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Potassium 105mg 723mg 18%
Copper 0.102mg 0.266mg 18%
Zinc 0.32mg 2.23mg 17%
Protein 7.28g 1.82g 11%
Magnesium 19mg 60mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Carbs 49.94g 25.31g 8%
Calories 237kcal 99kcal 7%
Phosphorus 146mg 101mg 6%
Folate 98µg 75µg 6%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.05mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.08mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.135mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.17g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.119g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.49g 1%
Calcium 70mg 65mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 25.31g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.054g 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
2% 25% 71% 2%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 25.31 g
Water: 70.58 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +300%
Contains more FatsFats +93.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +97.3%
Contains more WaterWater +76.6%
~equal in Other ~1.8g

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
35% 16% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.119 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.054 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.17 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +242.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +130%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%

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. Lemongrass - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168573/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.