Tortilla vs. Arepa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between tortillas and arepa

The amount of vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and calcium in tortillas is higher than in arepa.
Tortillas cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 63% more than arepa.
Arepa has 9 times less copper than tortillas. Tortillas have 0.266mg of copper, while arepa has 0.03mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Restaurant, Latino, arepa (unleavened cornmeal bread).

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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.

Tortilla

Arepa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+214.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+174.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+197.7%
Contains more IronIron	+152.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+786.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+140%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+195.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+506.6%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-47.3%

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.

Tortilla

Arepa

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1075.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+588.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+447.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+191.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+28.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+354.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.823mg	0.07mg	63%
Selenium	37µg	6.1µg	56%
Folate	138µg		35%
Phosphorus	346mg	117mg	33%
Fiber	9.8g	2.6g	29%
Copper	0.266mg	0.03mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.858mg	0.888mg	25%
Iron	2.63mg	1.04mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.289mg	0.042mg	19%
Calcium	244mg	89mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.312mg	0.107mg	16%
Magnesium	85mg	27mg	14%
Sodium	512mg	270mg	11%
Zinc	1.92mg	0.8mg	10%
Protein	9.76g	5.48g	9%
Saturated fat	4.878g	2.902g	9%
Fats	9.76g	5.38g	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	61µg	7%
Calories	310kcal	219kcal	5%
Manganese		0.116mg	5%
Potassium	262mg	88mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.29mg	4%
Vitamin B5		0.202mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.062g	1.514g	4%
Carbs	45.89g	37.14g	3%
Choline	20mg	4.4mg	3%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin K	4.5µg	3.5µg	1%
Net carbs	36.09g	34.54g	N/A
Sugar	2.44g	0.87g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.157g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	0.992g	0.989g	0%
Tryptophan	0.129mg	0.048mg	0%
Threonine	0.312mg	0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.353mg	0.207mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.37mg	0.228mg	0%
Methionine	0.163mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg	0.276mg	0%
Valine	0.444mg	0.276mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.065g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.825g	N/A