Tortilla vs. Corn grits — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortillas and corn grits different?

Tortillas are richer in vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, copper, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and magnesium, while corn grits is higher in iron.
Tortillas cover your daily need for vitamin B1, 57% more than corn grits.
Corn grits is lower in saturated fat.
Corn grits has a higher glycemic index (80) than tortillas (52).

Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Cereals, QUAKER, corn grits, instant, plain, prepared (microwaved or boiling water added), without salt types were 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.

Tortilla

Corn grits

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+281.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+870.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2033.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+2371.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more IronIron	+155.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.7%

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.

Tortilla

Corn grits

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+8900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+475.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+114.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+190.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1014.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+411.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+669.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37µg		67%
Vitamin B1	0.823mg	0.143mg	57%
Iron	2.63mg	6.71mg	51%
Phosphorus	346mg	14mg	47%
Fiber	9.8g	1.1g	35%
Copper	0.266mg	0mg	30%
Folate	138µg	27µg	28%
Saturated fat	4.878g	0.076g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.312mg	0.028mg	22%
Vitamin B3	4.858mg	1.672mg	20%
Magnesium	85mg	6mg	19%
Calcium	244mg	64mg	18%
Zinc	1.92mg	0.09mg	17%
Protein	9.76g	1.58g	16%
Fats	9.76g	0.49g	14%
Vitamin B2	0.289mg	0.135mg	12%
Calories	310kcal	74kcal	12%
Sodium	512mg	227mg	12%
Carbs	45.89g	15.95g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	3.062g	0.081g	7%
Potassium	262mg	27mg	7%
Starch		15.39g	6%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.01mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.992g	0.191g	5%
Vitamin K	4.5µg	0µg	4%
Choline	20mg	2.6mg	3%
Manganese		0.049mg	2%
Vitamin B5		0.052mg	1%
Net carbs	36.09g	14.85g	N/A
Sugar	2.44g	0.1g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.129mg	0.011mg	0%
Threonine	0.312mg	0.052mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.353mg	0.058mg	0%
Leucine	0.671mg	0.228mg	0%
Lysine	0.37mg	0.031mg	0%
Methionine	0.163mg	0.029mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.488mg	0.087mg	0%
Valine	0.444mg	0.077mg	0%
Histidine	0.255mg	0.048mg	0%