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Tortilla vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are tortillas and potato salad different?

  • Tortillas have more vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, iron, calcium, and vitamin B2 than potato salad.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for tortillas is 62% higher.
  • Tortillas contain 20 times more folate than potato salad. While tortillas contain 138µg of folate, potato salad contains only 7µg.

Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Potato salad, home-prepared are the varieties 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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +466.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1184.2%
Contains more IronIron +304.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +125.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +519.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +565.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +802.4%
~equal in Potassium ~254mg
~equal in Sodium ~529mg

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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +968.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +381.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +445.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +121.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1871.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla Potato salad DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 0.077mg 62%
Selenium 37µg 4.1µg 60%
Phosphorus 346mg 52mg 42%
Fiber 9.8g 1.3g 34%
Folate 138µg 7µg 33%
Iron 2.63mg 0.65mg 25%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 0.89mg 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Calcium 244mg 19mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 0.06mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 3.737g 18%
Magnesium 85mg 15mg 17%
Copper 0.266mg 0.118mg 16%
Saturated fat 4.878g 1.429g 16%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.31mg 15%
Protein 9.76g 2.68g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 0.141mg 13%
Carbs 45.89g 11.17g 12%
Vitamin C 0mg 10mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.534mg 11%
Calories 310kcal 143kcal 8%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 6%
Manganese 0.101mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Choline 20mg 4%
Fats 9.76g 8.2g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 2.48g 1%
Sodium 512mg 529mg 1%
Net carbs 36.09g 9.87g N/A
Potassium 262mg 254mg 0%
Sugar 2.44g N/A
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.062mg 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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +264.2%
Contains more FatsFats +19%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +310.8%
Contains more OtherOther +127.7%
Contains more WaterWater +152.1%

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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +276.7%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.