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Tortilla vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and soba different?

  • Tortilla is higher than soba in iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 42% more than soba.
  • Tortilla contains 18 times more calcium than soba. Tortilla contains 70mg of calcium, while soba contains 4mg.
  • Soba is lower in sodium.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked types were 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +200%
Contains more IronIron +693.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +1175%
Contains more ZincZinc +166.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +484%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +39.6%

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%
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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% 0% 0% 0% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +293.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +708.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1300%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Soba DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.48mg 42%
Selenium 16.6µg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.094mg 23%
Folate 98µg 7µg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.51mg 23%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Sodium 482mg 60mg 18%
Phosphorus 146mg 25mg 17%
Carbs 49.94g 21.44g 10%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Copper 0.102mg 0.008mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.026mg 7%
Calories 237kcal 99kcal 7%
Calcium 70mg 4mg 7%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.374mg 5%
Protein 7.28g 5.06g 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.04mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 35mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.031g 2%
Magnesium 19mg 9mg 2%
Fats 0.95g 0.1g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.019g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.235mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 21.44g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.119mg 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
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5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.9%
Contains more FatsFats +850%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +132.9%
Contains more OtherOther +379.5%
Contains more WaterWater +82.7%

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
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25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +611.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1161.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.6%

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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.