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Tortilla vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortilla and wheat different?

  • Wheat has more selenium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5 than tortilla.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for wheat is 132% higher.
  • Tortilla contains 241 times more sodium than wheat . While tortilla contains 482mg of sodium, wheat contains only 2mg.

Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Wheat, durum 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 103% 10% 38% 132% 184% 113% 218% 0.26% 393% 488%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +105.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +657.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +310.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +442.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +247.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1023.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +438.6%
~equal in Iron ~3.52mg

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% 105% 28% 126% 56% 97% 0% 0% 32% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +127.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +598.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.121mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Wheat DV% diff.
Selenium 16.6µg 89.4µg 132%
Manganese 0.268mg 3.012mg 119%
Phosphorus 146mg 508mg 52%
Copper 0.102mg 0.553mg 50%
Zinc 0.32mg 4.16mg 35%
Magnesium 19mg 144mg 30%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.419mg 28%
Sodium 482mg 2mg 21%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 6.738mg 16%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.935mg 15%
Folate 98µg 43µg 14%
Protein 7.28g 13.68g 13%
Fiber 2.4g 10%
Potassium 105mg 431mg 10%
Carbs 49.94g 71.13g 7%
Calories 237kcal 339kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.978g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.419mg 4%
Iron 3.81mg 3.52mg 4%
Calcium 70mg 34mg 4%
Fats 0.95g 2.47g 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.121mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.454g 1%
Net carbs 47.54g 71.13g N/A
Sugar 2.75g N/A
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.344g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.533mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.934mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.221mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.681mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.594mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.322mg 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
14% 2% 71% 11% 2%
Protein: 13.68 g
Fats: 2.47 g
Carbs: 71.13 g
Water: 10.94 g
Other: 1.78 g
Contains more WaterWater +265.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.9%
Contains more FatsFats +160%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.4%
~equal in Other ~1.78g

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
26% 19% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.454 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.344 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.978 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +150.1%

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169721/nutrients

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

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