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Tortilla vs. General Mills Trix Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tortillas and general Mills Trix Cereal

  • Tortillas have more selenium; however, general Mills Trix Cereal is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin A.
  • General Mills Trix Cereal covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 195% more than tortillas.
  • Tortillas have 6 times more selenium than general Mills Trix Cereal. While tortillas have 37µg of selenium, general Mills Trix Cereal has only 6.5µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TRIX.

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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 18% 94% 14% 633% 39% 385% 81% 65% 0% 35%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +240%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +84%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +469.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +28.3%
Contains more IronIron +542.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +634.4%
~equal in Sodium ~500mg
~equal in Manganese ~mg

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 63% 223% 10% 47% 400% 436% 352% 0% 503% 586% 3.3% 281% 5.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +246.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +86.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +554%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +286.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +598.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +171.7%
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla General Mills Trix Cereal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 4.69µg 195%
Iron 2.63mg 16.89mg 178%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 2.18mg 144%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 1.89mg 123%
Zinc 1.92mg 14.1mg 111%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 18.79mg 87%
Vitamin A 0µg 669µg 74%
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 1.6mg 65%
Folate 138µg 375µg 59%
Selenium 37µg 6.5µg 55%
Fiber 9.8g 3.9g 24%
Phosphorus 346mg 188mg 23%
Vitamin C 0mg 18.8mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.878g 0.5g 20%
Copper 0.266mg 0.117mg 17%
Vitamin D 0IU 125IU 16%
Vitamin D 0µg 3.1µg 16%
Magnesium 85mg 25mg 14%
Carbs 45.89g 86.19g 13%
Protein 9.76g 4.9g 10%
Fats 9.76g 3.79g 9%
Calcium 244mg 313mg 7%
Calories 310kcal 384kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.5mg 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 1.3µg 3%
Potassium 262mg 162mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 1.79g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 1.39g 3%
Choline 20mg 10.7mg 2%
Sodium 512mg 500mg 1%
Net carbs 36.09g 82.29g N/A
Sugar 2.44g 32g 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
5% 4% 86% 2% 3%
Protein: 4.9 g
Fats: 3.79 g
Carbs: 86.19 g
Water: 1.89 g
Other: 3.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +99.2%
Contains more FatsFats +157.5%
Contains more WaterWater +1495.2%
Contains more OtherOther +37.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +87.8%

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
14% 49% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.5 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.79 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +71.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.1%

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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

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.