Tostada shells vs. Potato flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tostada shells and potato flour

Tostada shells have more vitamin B1 and zinc; however, potato flour is higher in vitamin B6, potassium, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and copper.
Tostada shells cover your daily saturated fat needs 35% more than potato flour.
Potato flour contains 12 times less sodium than tostada shells. Tostada shells contain 657mg of sodium, while potato flour contains 55mg.
Potato flour has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Tostada shells, corn and Potato flour.

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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

Potato flour

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+16.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+322.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%

~equal in Iron ~1.38mg

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

Potato flour

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+84.3%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+125.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.8%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	8.285g	0.15g	54%
Fats	23.38g	0.34g	35%
Vitamin B6	0.363mg	0.769mg	31%
Saturated fat	7.011g	0.09g	31%
Sodium	657mg	55mg	26%
Starch	55.4g		23%
Potassium	237mg	1001mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	7.217g	0.008g	18%
Vitamin B3	1.553mg	3.507mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.353mg	0.228mg	10%
Choline		39.5mg	7%
Folate		25µg	6%
Zinc	1.23mg	0.54mg	6%
Carbs	64.43g	83.1g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.191mg	0.474mg	6%
Calories	474kcal	357kcal	6%
Copper	0.148mg	0.197mg	5%
Phosphorus	203mg	168mg	5%
Vitamin C		3.8mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.094mg	0.051mg	3%
Magnesium	76mg	65mg	3%
Selenium	2.2µg	1.1µg	2%
Protein	6.15g	6.9g	2%
Manganese	0.363mg	0.313mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Iron	1.53mg	1.38mg	2%
Calcium	76mg	65mg	1%
Net carbs	58.63g	77.2g	N/A
Sugar		3.52g	N/A
Fiber	5.8g	5.9g	0%
Trans fat	0.163g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.115mg	0%
Threonine		0.28mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.299mg	0%
Leucine		0.425mg	0%
Lysine		0.413mg	0%
Methionine		0.107mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.316mg	0%
Valine		0.356mg	0%
Histidine		0.166mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.124g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g		N/A