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Tortilla vs. Marshmallow — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and marshmallow different?

  • Tortilla has more iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B2 than marshmallow.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tortilla is 45% higher.
  • Tortilla contains 370 times more vitamin B1 than marshmallow. While tortilla contains 0.37mg of vitamin B1, marshmallow contains only 0.001mg.
  • Marshmallow has less sodium.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Candies, marshmallows are the varieties 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 1.4% 0.9% 0.44% 8.6% 32% 1.1% 3.4% 10% 1% 9.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2000%
Contains more IronIron +1556.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1725%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +876.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.097mg

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% 0% 0.25% 0.23% 1.5% 0.3% 0.69% 0% 0% 0.75% 0.05%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36900%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5188.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
~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 Marshmallow DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.23mg 45%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.001mg 31%
Selenium 16.6µg 1.7µg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.078mg 25%
Folate 98µg 1µg 24%
Phosphorus 146mg 8mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Sodium 482mg 80mg 17%
Protein 7.28g 1.8g 11%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.008mg 11%
Carbs 49.94g 81.3g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.001mg 9%
Fiber 2.4g 0.1g 9%
Calcium 70mg 3mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.003mg 4%
Calories 237kcal 318kcal 4%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Potassium 105mg 5mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.005mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.04mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.047g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Copper 0.102mg 0.097mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.2g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.056g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 81.2g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 57.56g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Choline 0.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.08g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.035mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.028mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.066mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.077mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.015mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.042mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.05mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.017mg 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% 81% 16%
Protein: 1.8 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 81.3 g
Water: 16.4 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +304.4%
Contains more FatsFats +375%
Contains more WaterWater +143.7%
Contains more OtherOther +523.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +62.8%

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
31% 44% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.08 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +731.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%

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. Marshmallow - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167995/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.