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Tortilla vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tortilla and milk

  • Milk has less iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, folate, manganese, copper, fiber, and phosphorus.
  • Tortilla covers your daily iron needs 47% more than milk.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of tortilla is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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%
Milk
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +12600%
Contains more CopperCopper +920%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +53.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +8833.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +403%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +78.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.9%

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%
Milk
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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 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4335.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +1860%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Milk DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.03mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.02mg 29%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.093mg 25%
Selenium 16.6µg 3.3µg 24%
Folate 98µg 5µg 23%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 20%
Sodium 482mg 44mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 49.94g 4.99g 15%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.003mg 12%
Copper 0.102mg 0.01mg 10%
Calories 237kcal 42kcal 10%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Protein 7.28g 3.37g 8%
Phosphorus 146mg 95mg 7%
Vitamin A 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Calcium 70mg 125mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.185mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.361mg 4%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.035g 2%
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.037mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.633g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.01mg 1%
Potassium 105mg 150mg 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.42mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.97g 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 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
Milk
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +116%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +900.8%
Contains more OtherOther +149.3%
Contains more WaterWater +125%
~equal in Fats ~0.97g

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
Milk
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1017.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.7%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
94% 5%
Starch: 43.02 g
Sucrose: 0.22 g
Glucose: 0.15 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 2.37 g
Galactose: 0 g
Milk
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100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 5.2 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
~equal in Fructose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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