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Tortilla vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tortillas and banana chips

  • Banana chips have less selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, folate, vitamin B3, calcium, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Banana chips cover your daily saturated fat needs 120% more than tortillas.
  • Banana chips contain 85 times less sodium than tortillas. Tortillas contain 512mg of sodium, while banana chips contain 6mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Snacks, banana chips.

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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 61% 73% 23% 99% 89% 52% 148% 67% 0% 202%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 54% 5.4% 47% 47% 68% 20% 24% 0.78% 203% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1255.6%
Contains more IronIron +110.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +156%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +517.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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% 18% 0% 206% 67% 91% 0% 72% 0% 11% 104% 11%
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 21% 1.3% 4.8% 0% 21% 3.9% 13% 37% 60% 0% 3.3% 11% 12%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +275%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +868.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +584.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +246.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~21.3mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Banana chips DV% diff.
Saturated fat 4.878g 28.97g 110%
Manganese 1.56mg 68%
Selenium 37µg 1.5µg 65%
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 0.085mg 62%
Phosphorus 346mg 56mg 41%
Fats 9.76g 33.6g 37%
Folate 138µg 14µg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 0.71mg 26%
Calcium 244mg 18mg 23%
Sodium 512mg 6mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 0.017mg 21%
Iron 2.63mg 1.25mg 17%
Protein 9.76g 2.3g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.62mg 12%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.75mg 11%
Calories 310kcal 519kcal 10%
Fiber 9.8g 7.7g 8%
Potassium 262mg 536mg 8%
Vitamin C 0mg 6.3mg 7%
Copper 0.266mg 0.205mg 7%
Carbs 45.89g 58.4g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 0.26mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.24mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 1.95g 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 1.3µg 3%
Magnesium 85mg 76mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 0.63g 2%
Net carbs 36.09g 50.7g N/A
Sugar 2.44g 35.34g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Choline 20mg 21.3mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0.076mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0.074mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0.158mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0.107mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0.024mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0.086mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.18mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 10% 46% 30% 4%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 9.76 g
Carbs: 45.89 g
Water: 30.15 g
Other: 4.44 g
2% 34% 58% 4%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 33.6 g
Carbs: 58.4 g
Water: 4.3 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +324.3%
Contains more WaterWater +601.2%
Contains more OtherOther +217.1%
Contains more FatsFats +244.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
55% 34% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.878 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.062 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.992 g
92% 6% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 28.97 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.63 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +57%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57.5%

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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/174081/nutrients
  2. Banana chips - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168849/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.