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Tortilla vs. Wakame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between tortilla and wakame

  • Tortilla has more selenium, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3; however, wakame has more manganese, folate, magnesium, copper, and vitamin B5.
  • Wakame's daily need coverage for manganese is 49% more.
  • Tortilla has 24 times more selenium than wakame. Tortilla has 16.6µg of selenium, while wakame has 0.7µg.
  • Tortilla is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Seaweed, wakame, raw.

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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%
Wakame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 76% 45% 4.4% 82% 95% 10% 34% 114% 183% 3.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains more IronIron +74.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2271.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +463.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +178.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422.4%

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%
Wakame
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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 10% 6% 20% 0% 15% 53% 30% 42% 0.46% 0% 13% 147% 7.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +516.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +157.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +2900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +101.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +310%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1225%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Wakame DV% diff.
Manganese 0.268mg 1.4mg 49%
Selenium 16.6µg 0.7µg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.06mg 26%
Folate 98µg 196µg 25%
Magnesium 19mg 107mg 21%
Copper 0.102mg 0.284mg 20%
Iron 3.81mg 2.18mg 20%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Sodium 482mg 872mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 1.6mg 16%
Carbs 49.94g 9.14g 14%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.697mg 11%
Calories 237kcal 45kcal 10%
Protein 7.28g 3.03g 9%
Phosphorus 146mg 80mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.23mg 9%
Fiber 2.4g 0.5g 8%
Calcium 70mg 150mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.002mg 4%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 5.3µg 4%
Choline 13.9mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin A 18µg 2%
Potassium 105mg 50mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.218g 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.13g 1%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.38mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.64g 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 8.64g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 0.65g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.058g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.035mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.165mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.087mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.257mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.112mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.112mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.209mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.015mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.186g N/A
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
Wakame
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3% 9% 80% 7%
Protein: 3.03 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 9.14 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 7.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +140.3%
Contains more FatsFats +48.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +446.4%
Contains more WaterWater +100.2%
Contains more OtherOther +285%

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
Wakame
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32% 14% 54%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.058 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.218 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +219%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +79.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.1%

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. Wakame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170496/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.