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Tortilla vs. Cap'n Crunch Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between tortillas and cap'n Crunch Cereal

  • Tortillas have more selenium, fiber, and phosphorus; however, cap'n Crunch Cereal is higher in folate, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal covers your daily folate needs 354% more than tortillas.
  • Cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 6 times less selenium than tortillas. Tortillas contain 37µg of selenium, while cap'n Crunch Cereal contains 6.5µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, CAP'N CRUNCH.

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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 39% 3.3% 16% 728% 37% 441% 72% 98% 97% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +54.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2118.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +139.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -32.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +469.2%
Contains more IronIron +638.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +741.7%

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 0% 2.3% 12% 0% 404% 420% 402% 8.7% 493% 0% 1.5% 1166% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +650%
Contains more CholineCholine +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +530.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +341.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +585.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +1026.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Cap'n Crunch Cereal DV% diff.
Folate 138µg 1555µg 354%
Iron 2.63mg 19.42mg 210%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 2.138mg 140%
Zinc 1.92mg 16.16mg 129%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 1.822mg 118%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 21.465mg 104%
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 1.614mg 66%
Selenium 37µg 6.5µg 55%
Manganese 0.747mg 32%
Fiber 9.8g 2.5g 29%
Phosphorus 346mg 167mg 26%
Calcium 244mg 11mg 23%
Copper 0.266mg 0.111mg 17%
Carbs 45.89g 85.51g 13%
Protein 9.76g 4.39g 11%
Sodium 512mg 754mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.878g 3.346g 7%
Magnesium 85mg 55mg 7%
Fats 9.76g 5.12g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 0.639g 6%
Calories 310kcal 398kcal 4%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.62mg 2%
Choline 20mg 8.6mg 2%
Potassium 262mg 186mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 0.747g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Net carbs 36.09g 83.01g N/A
Sugar 2.44g 44.32g N/A
Trans fat 0g 0.02g N/A
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 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
4% 5% 86% 3% 2%
Protein: 4.39 g
Fats: 5.12 g
Carbs: 85.51 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.48 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.3%
Contains more FatsFats +90.6%
Contains more WaterWater +1106%
Contains more OtherOther +79%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +86.3%

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
71% 14% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.346 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.639 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.747 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +32.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -31.4%

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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. Cap'n Crunch Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171642/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.