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Tortilla vs. Sweet and sour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tortilla and sweet and sour

  • Tortilla has more iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, fiber, and vitamin B2, while sweet, and sour has more manganese and vitamin C.
  • Tortilla covers your daily need for iron, 45% more than sweet and sour.
  • Tortilla contains 42 times more selenium than sweet and sour. While tortilla contains 16.6µg of selenium, sweet, and sour contains only 0.4µg.
  • Tortilla has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of tortilla is 52, while the glycemic index of sweet and sour is 70.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Sauce, sweet, and sour, ready-to-serve.

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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 5.7% 3% 8.7% 7.9% 26% 2.5% 3% 48% 99% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +600%
Contains more IronIron +1714.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +255.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1985.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4050%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +184%
~equal in Potassium ~99mg

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 29% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 12% 4.4% 3.5% 5.6% 12% 0% 0.5% 6% 1.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +670.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +100%
Contains more FolateFolate +1125%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Sweet and sour DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.21mg 45%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.4µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.048mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.187mg 25%
Folate 98µg 8µg 23%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.761mg 21%
Phosphorus 146mg 7mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Protein 7.28g 0.27g 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 8.7mg 10%
Fiber 2.4g 0.1g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.019mg 7%
Calcium 70mg 10mg 6%
Sodium 482mg 371mg 5%
Calories 237kcal 150kcal 4%
Carbs 49.94g 38.22g 4%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0g 3%
Copper 0.102mg 0.079mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.09mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.093mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.01mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.053mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.02g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 38.12g N/A
Potassium 105mg 99mg 0%
Sugar 2.75g 18.75g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0.2µg 0%
Choline 2.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0g 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
38% 60%
Protein: 0.27 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 38.22 g
Water: 60.27 g
Other: 1.22 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2596.3%
Contains more FatsFats +4650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.7%
Contains more OtherOther +53.3%
Contains more WaterWater +50.8%

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. Sweet and sour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174066/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.