Tostada shells vs. Pancake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tostada shells and pancake

Tostada shells have more vitamin B6, magnesium, vitamin B1, copper, and manganese; however, pancake is higher in selenium, vitamin B2, and calcium.
Tostada shells cover your daily saturated fat needs 24% more than pancake.
Pancake contains 8 times less vitamin B6 than tostada shells. Tostada shells contain 0.363mg of vitamin B6, while pancake contains 0.046mg.
Pancake has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pancake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Tostada shells, corn and Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe.

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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.

Tostada shells

Pancake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+375%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+202%
Contains more ZincZinc	+119.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+188.2%
Contains more IronIron	+17.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+577.3%

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.

Tostada shells

Pancake

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+689.1%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+198.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+112%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.567mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.285g	4.447g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.363mg	0.046mg	24%
Starch	55.4g		23%
Fiber	5.8g		23%
Selenium	2.2µg	14.9µg	23%
Saturated fat	7.011g	2.122g	22%
Fats	23.38g	9.7g	21%
Cholesterol		59mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.281mg	14%
Magnesium	76mg	16mg	14%
Calcium	76mg	219mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.201mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	7.217g	2.474g	12%
Calories	474kcal	227kcal	12%
Carbs	64.43g	28.3g	12%
Copper	0.148mg	0.049mg	11%
Folate		38µg	10%
Vitamin B12		0.22µg	9%
Sodium	657mg	439mg	9%
Manganese	0.363mg	0.2mg	7%
Phosphorus	203mg	159mg	6%
Zinc	1.23mg	0.56mg	6%
Vitamin A		54µg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.191mg	0.405mg	4%
Potassium	237mg	132mg	3%
Iron	1.53mg	1.8mg	3%
Protein	6.15g	6.4g	1%
Vitamin C		0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	58.63g	28.3g	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.553mg	1.567mg	0%
Trans fat	0.163g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.08mg	0%
Threonine		0.237mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.297mg	0%
Leucine		0.513mg	0%
Lysine		0.321mg	0%
Methionine		0.147mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.319mg	0%
Valine		0.335mg	0%
Histidine		0.152mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.124g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A