French bread vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between french bread and tortillas

French bread has more iron; however, tortillas are higher in vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, calcium, vitamin B6, selenium, copper, and magnesium.
Tortillas cover your daily vitamin B1 needs 33% more than french bread.
French bread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of french bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough) and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Tortilla

Contains more IronIron	+47.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+174.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+419.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+87.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+174.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+24.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

French bread

Tortilla

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+225%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+800%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.858mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~138µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.427mg	0.823mg	33%
Phosphorus	126mg	346mg	31%
Fiber	3.1g	9.8g	27%
Manganese	0.573mg		25%
Calcium	47mg	244mg	20%
Saturated fat	0.502g	4.878g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.096mg	0.312mg	17%
Iron	3.87mg	2.63mg	16%
Magnesium	31mg	85mg	13%
Copper	0.15mg	0.266mg	13%
Selenium	29.7µg	37µg	13%
Fats	2.14g	9.76g	12%
Vitamin B5	0.616mg		12%
Sodium	720mg	512mg	9%
Zinc	1.05mg	1.92mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.386g	3.062g	7%
Protein	13g	9.76g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.289mg	6%
Carbs	61.93g	45.89g	5%
Vitamin E	0.19mg	0.9mg	5%
Potassium	140mg	262mg	4%
Vitamin B3	5.38mg	4.858mg	3%
Vitamin K	0.5µg	4.5µg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.05g		3%
Folate	140µg	138µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.83g	0.992g	1%
Calories	319kcal	310kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	245kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	0.83	N/A
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	58.83g	36.09g	N/A
Sugar	3.59g	2.44g	N/A
Choline	17.5mg	20mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.134mg	0.129mg	0%
Threonine	0.316mg	0.312mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.416mg	0.353mg	0%
Leucine	0.762mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.328mg	0.37mg	0%
Methionine	0.168mg	0.163mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.543mg	0.488mg	0%
Valine	0.476mg	0.444mg	0%
Histidine	0.234mg	0.255mg	0%