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Tortilla vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between tortilla and puff pastry

  • Tortilla has more iron, phosphorus, folate, and calcium; however, puff pastry has more selenium, vitamin K, vitamin B2, and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for puff pastry is 26% higher.
  • Puff pastry has 7 times less calcium than tortilla. Tortilla has 70mg of calcium, while puff pastry has 10mg.
  • Puff pastry is lower in sodium.

Food types used in this article are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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 11% 3% 5.5% 98% 38% 15% 26% 33% 65% 134%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +69.4%
Contains more IronIron +46.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +143.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +84.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +47.6%

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% 11% 0% 81% 60% 71% 0% 4.4% 0% 41% 41% 3.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +215.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +78.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +189.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +126.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3975%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.8mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Puff pastry DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 22.228g 146%
Fats 0.95g 38.5g 58%
Saturated fat 0.296g 5.502g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 8.828g 22%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Calories 237kcal 558kcal 16%
Iron 3.81mg 2.6mg 15%
Selenium 16.6µg 24.5µg 14%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 16.3µg 13%
Phosphorus 146mg 60mg 12%
Folate 98µg 55µg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.258mg 11%
Sodium 482mg 253mg 10%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.495mg 10%
Calcium 70mg 10mg 6%
Fiber 2.4g 1.5g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.323mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.019mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.54mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.55mg 2%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 3.8mg 2%
Carbs 49.94g 45.7g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 16mg 1%
Copper 0.102mg 0.115mg 1%
Choline 6.2mg 1%
Potassium 105mg 62mg 1%
Protein 7.28g 7.4g 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 44.2g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0.75g N/A
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.198mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.275mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.514mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.144mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.131mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.367mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.312mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.158mg 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
7% 39% 46% 7%
Protein: 7.4 g
Fats: 38.5 g
Carbs: 45.7 g
Water: 7.4 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more WaterWater +440%
Contains more OtherOther +87%
Contains more FatsFats +3952.6%
~equal in Protein ~7.4g
~equal in Carbs ~45.7g

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
15% 24% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.828 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 22.228 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4671.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5584.9%

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. Puff pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172738/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.