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Tortilla vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between tortillas and white cake?

  • Tortillas are richer than white cake in vitamin B1, selenium, phosphorus, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B6, iron, and magnesium.
  • Tortillas' daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 58% more.
  • Tortillas have 11 times more vitamin B6 than white cake. While tortillas have 0.312mg of vitamin B6, white cake has only 0.029mg.

We used Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting types 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 8.6% 27% 8.7% 44% 22% 9% 30% 37% 36% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +608.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +171.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.6%
Contains more IronIron +126.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +297%
Contains more ZincZinc +481.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +394.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +245.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -44.5%

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 0.33% 4% 2.4% 3% 32% 44% 20% 10% 6.7% 7.5% 10% 23% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +543%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +357%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +975.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +345.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~4.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tortilla White cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.823mg 0.128mg 58%
Selenium 37µg 10.7µg 48%
Phosphorus 346mg 70mg 39%
Fiber 9.8g 1g 35%
Folate 138µg 31µg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.858mg 1.063mg 24%
Vitamin B6 0.312mg 0.029mg 22%
Copper 0.266mg 0.067mg 22%
Iron 2.63mg 1.16mg 18%
Magnesium 85mg 12mg 17%
Calcium 244mg 90mg 15%
Zinc 1.92mg 0.33mg 14%
Manganese 0.277mg 12%
Protein 9.76g 4.4g 11%
Sodium 512mg 284mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.289mg 0.189mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.992g 2.162g 8%
Carbs 45.89g 63.2g 6%
Potassium 262mg 99mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.9mg 0.12mg 5%
Saturated fat 4.878g 3.897g 4%
Choline 20mg 6mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.167mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 3.062g 3.692g 2%
Calories 310kcal 356kcal 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Fats 9.76g 10.3g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 36.09g 62.2g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Sugar 2.44g 57.39g N/A
Vitamin K 4.5µg 4.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.129mg 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.312mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.353mg 0.199mg 0%
Leucine 0.671mg 0.338mg 0%
Lysine 0.37mg 0.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.163mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.488mg 0.228mg 0%
Valine 0.444mg 0.229mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.099mg 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% 10% 63% 21%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 63.2 g
Water: 20.7 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +121.8%
Contains more WaterWater +45.7%
Contains more OtherOther +217.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.7%
~equal in Fats ~10.3g

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
40% 38% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.897 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.692 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.162 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +117.9%

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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. White cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172698/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.