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Tortilla vs. Italian bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortillas and italian bread different?

  • Tortillas are richer in phosphorus, vitamin B1, fiber, vitamin B6, selenium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc, while italian bread is higher in folate.
  • Tortillas cover your daily need for phosphorus, 35% more than italian bread.

Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Bread, italian 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.
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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +214.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +212.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +138.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +123.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +235.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36%
Contains more IronIron +11.8%
~equal in Sodium ~550mg

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% 0% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +210.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +550%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +275%
Contains more CholineCholine +37%
Contains more FolateFolate +38.4%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.292mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.381mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Italian bread DV% diff.
Phosphorus 346mg 103mg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 0.473mg 29%
Fiber 9.8g 3.2g 26%
Saturated fat 4.878g 0g 22%
Manganese 0.464mg 20%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 0.048mg 20%
Selenium 37µg 27.2µg 18%
Calcium 244mg 78mg 17%
Magnesium 85mg 27mg 14%
Folate 138µg 191µg 13%
Fats 9.76g 3.5g 10%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.86mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.378mg 8%
Copper 0.266mg 0.191mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 0.812g 6%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.29mg 4%
Iron 2.63mg 2.94mg 4%
Potassium 262mg 110mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 1.39g 3%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 1.2µg 3%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 4.381mg 3%
Calories 310kcal 271kcal 2%
Protein 9.76g 8.8g 2%
Sodium 512mg 550mg 2%
Carbs 45.89g 50.1g 1%
Choline 20mg 14.6mg 1%
Net carbs 36.09g 46.9g N/A
Sugar 2.44g 3.17g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 0.292mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0.103mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0.245mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0.333mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0.614mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0.197mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0.156mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0.433mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0.376mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.188mg 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
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +178.9%
Contains more OtherOther +133.7%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
~equal in Protein ~8.8g
~equal in Carbs ~50.1g

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
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +277.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
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
  2. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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