Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Oils and Sauces
  4. Vegetable oil
  5. Compare
  6. Vegetable oil vs. Tortilla

Vegetable oil vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are vegetable oil and tortilla different?

  • Vegetable oil is richer in vitamin E and vitamin K, while tortilla is higher in iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Vegetable oil covers your daily need for vitamin E, 97% more than tortilla.
  • Vegetable oil contains 53 times more vitamin K than tortilla. Vegetable oil contains 21µg of vitamin K, while tortilla contains 0.4µg.
  • Tortilla is lower in saturated fat.
  • Tortilla has a higher glycemic index (52) than vegetable oil (0).

Oil, corn, peanut, and olive and Tortilla, includes plain, and from mutton sandwich (Navajo) types were used in this article.

Infographic

Vegetable oil vs Tortilla infographic
Infographic link

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 0% 0% 0% 4.9% 0% 0.55% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 21% 9.3% 143% 34% 8.7% 63% 63% 35% 91%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +2830.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +1500%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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% 296% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 53% 0% 0.11%
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% 3.8% 0% 93% 26% 77% 10% 14% 0% 1% 74% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7678.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5150%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable oil Tortilla DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 33.033g 0.391g 218%
Fats 100g 0.95g 152%
Monounsaturated fat 48.033g 0.185g 120%
Vitamin E 14.78mg 0.19mg 97%
Saturated fat 14.367g 0.296g 64%
Iron 0.13mg 3.81mg 46%
Calories 884kcal 237kcal 32%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.37mg 31%
Selenium 0µg 16.6µg 30%
Vitamin B3 0mg 4.125mg 26%
Folate 0µg 98µg 25%
Phosphorus 0mg 146mg 21%
Sodium 0mg 482mg 21%
Starch 43.02g 18%
Vitamin K 21µg 0.4µg 17%
Carbs 0g 49.94g 17%
Protein 0g 7.28g 15%
Manganese 0mg 0.268mg 12%
Copper 0mg 0.102mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.4g 10%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.114mg 9%
Calcium 0mg 70mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.06mg 5%
Magnesium 0mg 19mg 5%
Zinc 0.02mg 0.32mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.17mg 3%
Potassium 0mg 105mg 3%
Net carbs 0g 47.54g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.75g N/A
Choline 0.2mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.06mg 0%
Threonine 0.182mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.286mg 0%
Leucine 0.53mg 0%
Lysine 0.157mg 0%
Methionine 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.375mg 0%
Valine 0.326mg 0%
Histidine 0.165mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.019g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
7% 50% 40% 2%
Protein: 7.28 g
Fats: 0.95 g
Carbs: 49.94 g
Water: 39.96 g
Other: 1.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +10426.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 50% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.367 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 48.033 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 33.033 g
34% 21% 45%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.296 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.185 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.391 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25863.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8348.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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. Vegetable oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167737/nutrients
  2. Tortilla - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168041/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.