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Tortilla vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tortilla and whey?

  • Tortilla is richer than whey in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, copper, and fiber.
  • Tortilla's daily need coverage for iron is 47% more.
  • The amount of sodium in whey is lower.

We used Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) and Whey, sweet, fluid 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%
Whey
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +137.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.9%
Contains more IronIron +6250%
Contains more CopperCopper +2450%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +217.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +26700%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +773.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +53.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +927.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5474.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +125.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Whey DV% diff.
Iron 3.81mg 0.06mg 47%
Vitamin B1 0.37mg 0.036mg 28%
Selenium 16.6µg 1.9µg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.125mg 0.074mg 25%
Folate 98µg 1µg 24%
Sodium 482mg 54mg 19%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Carbs 49.94g 5.14g 15%
Phosphorus 146mg 46mg 14%
Protein 7.28g 0.85g 13%
Vitamin B12 0.28µg 12%
Manganese 0.268mg 0.001mg 12%
Calories 237kcal 27kcal 11%
Copper 0.102mg 0.004mg 11%
Fiber 2.4g 0g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.17mg 0.383mg 4%
Magnesium 19mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.114mg 0.158mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.391g 0.011g 3%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calcium 70mg 47mg 2%
Potassium 105mg 161mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.031mg 2%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.13mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0mg 1%
Fats 0.95g 0.36g 1%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 47.54g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 2.75g 5.14g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.296g 0.23g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.185g 0.1g 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0.016mg 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
Whey
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +756.5%
Contains more FatsFats +163.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +871.6%
Contains more OtherOther +252.8%
Contains more WaterWater +133%

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
Whey
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +85%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3454.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.3%

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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.