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Tortilla vs. Nori — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and nori different?

  • Tortilla is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, nori is richer in vitamin C, manganese, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for nori is 43% higher.
  • Tortilla contains 24 times more selenium than nori. While tortilla contains 16.6µg of selenium, nori contains only 0.7µg.
  • Nori has less sodium.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Seaweed, laver, raw 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%
Nori
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 21% 31% 68% 88% 29% 25% 6.3% 129% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +850%
Contains more IronIron +111.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +151.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2271.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +239%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +268.7%
~equal in Calcium ~70mg

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%
Nori
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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 130% 87% 20% 0% 25% 103% 28% 31% 37% 0% 10% 110% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +277.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +180.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +291.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +206.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +165%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +49%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Nori DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 39mg 43%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.988mg 31%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin A 260µg 29%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.446mg 26%
Iron 3.81mg 1.8mg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.098mg 23%
Sodium 482mg 48mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Copper 0.102mg 0.264mg 18%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.47mg 17%
Carbs 49.94g 5.11g 15%
Phosphorus 146mg 58mg 13%
Folate 98µg 146µg 12%
Calories 237kcal 35kcal 10%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.159mg 8%
Fiber 2.4g 0.3g 8%
Zinc 0.32mg 1.05mg 7%
Potassium 105mg 356mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.521mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 2mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 4µg 3%
Protein 7.28g 5.81g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.11g 2%
Choline 10.4mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.061g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.28g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 4.81g N/A
Calcium 70mg 70mg 0%
Sugar 2.75g 0.49g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.232mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.259mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.501mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.222mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.273mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.402mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.14mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.08g 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
Nori
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6% 5% 85% 4%
Protein: 5.81 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 5.11 g
Water: 85.03 g
Other: 3.77 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more FatsFats +239.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +877.3%
Contains more WaterWater +112.8%
Contains more OtherOther +101.6%

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
Nori
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31% 13% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.061 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.11 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +640%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +255.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.4%

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. Nori - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168458/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.