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Flour vs. Tomatillo — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between flour and tomatillos

  • Flour has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, tomatillos are higher in manganese, vitamin C, and vitamin K.
  • Tomatillos cover your daily manganese needs 6623% more than flour.
  • Tomatillos contain 68 times less selenium than flour. Flour contains 33.9µg of selenium, while tomatillos contain 0.5µg.

Food varieties used in this article are Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached and Tomatillos, raw.

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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.
Flour
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 2.1% 24% 23% 26% 6% 17% 0.13% 19957% 2.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +114.3%
Contains more IronIron +648.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +218.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +176.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6680%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +150.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22334%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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.
Flour
6
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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
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 39% 2% 7.6% 0% 11% 8.1% 35% 9% 13% 0% 25% 5.3% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1684.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1311.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +219.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +192%
Contains more FolateFolate +2514.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +36.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3266.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flour Tomatillo DV% diff.
Manganese 0.682mg 153mg 6623%
Vitamin B1 0.785mg 0.044mg 62%
Selenium 33.9µg 0.5µg 61%
Iron 4.64mg 0.62mg 50%
Folate 183µg 7µg 44%
Vitamin B2 0.494mg 0.035mg 35%
Vitamin B3 5.904mg 1.85mg 25%
Carbs 76.31g 5.84g 23%
Protein 10.33g 0.96g 19%
Calories 364kcal 32kcal 17%
Vitamin C 0mg 11.7mg 13%
Phosphorus 108mg 39mg 10%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 10.1µg 8%
Copper 0.144mg 0.079mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.438mg 0.15mg 6%
Potassium 107mg 268mg 5%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.22mg 4%
Fiber 2.7g 1.9g 3%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.38mg 2%
Choline 10.4mg 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 6µg 1%
Calcium 15mg 7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.044mg 0.056mg 1%
Fats 0.98g 1.02g 0%
Net carbs 73.61g 3.94g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 20mg 0%
Sugar 0.27g 3.93g N/A
Sodium 2mg 1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.155g 0.139g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.087g 0.155g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.413g 0.417g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
2
10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
6% 92%
Protein: 0.96 g
Fats: 1.02 g
Carbs: 5.84 g
Water: 91.63 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +976%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1206.7%
Contains more WaterWater +668.7%
Contains more OtherOther +19.6%
~equal in Fats ~1.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Flour
0
24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
20% 22% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.139 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.155 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.417 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.417g

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/nutrients
  2. Tomatillo - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168566/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.