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Tortilla vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and soft serve different?

  • Tortilla has more iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, selenium, folate, manganese, copper, and fiber than soft serve.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for tortilla is 45% higher.
  • Tortilla contains 54 times more manganese than soft serve. While tortilla contains 0.268mg of manganese, soft serve contains only 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve has less sodium.
  • Tortilla has a lower glycemic index (52) than soft serve (79).

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +1714.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +240%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5260%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +453.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +62.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +655.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4242.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +988.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +221.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +59.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +197.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +125%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Soft serve DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.21mg 45%
Saturated fat 0.296g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.049mg 27%
Selenium 16.6µg 3µg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.095mg 25%
Folate 98µg 9µg 22%
Vitamin B12 0.5µg 21%
Fats 0.95g 13g 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin A 162µg 18%
Sodium 482mg 61mg 18%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.005mg 11%
Carbs 49.94g 22.2g 9%
Copper 0.102mg 0.03mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 3.49g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.506mg 7%
Fiber 2.4g 0.7g 7%
Protein 7.28g 4.1g 6%
Calcium 70mg 131mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.182mg 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Phosphorus 146mg 116mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.61mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 12mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.52mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 177mg 2%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Calories 237kcal 222kcal 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.048mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 21.16g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.9µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.46g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +77.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +125%
Contains more OtherOther +107.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1268.4%
Contains more WaterWater +49.6%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1786.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +17.6%

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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.