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Tortilla vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tortilla and table salt

  • The amount of iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B2, and copper in tortilla is higher than in table salt.
  • Table salt covers your daily sodium needs 1664% more than tortilla.
  • Tortilla contains less sodium.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tortilla is 52, while the glycemic index of table salt is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Salt, table.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1800%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1212.5%
Contains more IronIron +1054.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +240%
Contains more ZincZinc +220%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +168%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16500%

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 482mg 38758mg 1664%
Iron 3.81mg 0.33mg 44%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0mg 31%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.1µg 30%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0mg 26%
Folate 98µg 0µg 25%
Phosphorus 146mg 0mg 21%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 49.94g 0g 17%
Protein 7.28g 0g 15%
Calories 237kcal 0kcal 12%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0mg 9%
Copper 0.102mg 0.03mg 8%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 24mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 1mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0g 3%
Potassium 105mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0mg 3%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0g 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 0g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +19880%
Contains more OtherOther +5236.9%

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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients

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

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