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Tortilla vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tortilla and vegetable?

  • Tortilla is higher in iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus, yet vegetable is higher in vitamin K and fiber.
  • Tortilla's daily need coverage for iron is 37% more.
  • Tortilla has 55 times more selenium than vegetable. While tortilla has 16.6µg of selenium, vegetable has only 0.3µg.
  • The amount of sodium in vegetable is lower.
  • The glycemic index of tortilla is lower.

We used Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types 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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +180%
Contains more IronIron +364.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +22.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +186.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5433.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61%
Contains more ZincZinc +53.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +41.4%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +421.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +384.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +12.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +415.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5775%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Vegetable DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.82mg 37%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.3µg 30%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.071mg 25%
Vitamin A 214µg 24%
Folate 98µg 19µg 20%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.851mg 20%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 23.5µg 19%
Sodium 482mg 35mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Phosphorus 146mg 51mg 14%
Carbs 49.94g 13.09g 12%
Protein 7.28g 2.86g 9%
Calories 237kcal 65kcal 9%
Fiber 2.4g 4.4g 8%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.379mg 5%
Calcium 70mg 25mg 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.2mg 4%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.49mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.072g 2%
Potassium 105mg 169mg 2%
Copper 0.102mg 0.083mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.074mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.031g 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.15g 1%
Magnesium 19mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.38mg 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 3.12g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.151mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.01g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +154.5%
Contains more FatsFats +533.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +281.5%
Contains more OtherOther +179.1%
Contains more WaterWater +108.3%

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1750%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +443.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%

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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.