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Tortilla vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between tortilla and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Tortilla has more iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B2, while Peruvian groundcherry has more vitamin C.
  • Tortilla's daily need coverage for iron is 35% higher.
  • Peruvian groundcherry contains 8 times less calcium than tortilla. Tortilla contains 70mg of calcium, while Peruvian groundcherry contains 9mg.
  • Peruvian groundcherry has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of Peruvian groundcherry is 35, while the glycemic index of tortilla is 52.

The food types used in this comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), 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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +677.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +281%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +265%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +185%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 1mg 35%
Selenium 16.6µg 30%
Folate 98µg 25%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.11mg 22%
Sodium 482mg 21%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Phosphorus 146mg 40mg 15%
Carbs 49.94g 11.2g 13%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Manganese 0.268mg 12%
Protein 7.28g 1.9g 11%
Copper 0.102mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Calories 237kcal 53kcal 9%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 2.8mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.04mg 6%
Calcium 70mg 9mg 6%
Magnesium 19mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin A 36µg 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.296g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.7g 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 11.2g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 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% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +283.2%
Contains more FatsFats +35.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +345.9%
Contains more OtherOther +133.8%
Contains more WaterWater +113.7%

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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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