Corn tortilla vs Tortilla

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 46 g of corn tortilla or 38 g of tortilla. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in tortilla: folate (13×), thiamin (2.6×), sodium (6.9×) and selenium. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Corn tortilla100 cal

45.9 g · 2.6 g protein · 20.5 g carbs (0.4 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Tortilla100 cal

38.2 g · 2.7 g protein · 17.9 g carbs (0.88 g sugars) · 2.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 calories of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%12.5%25%
  • Folate2.3 µg · 29.4 µg
    1%7%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.043 mg · 0.11 mg
    4%9%
  • Sodiumlimit20.6 mg · 142 mg
    1%6%
  • Selenium2.8 µg · 5.4 µg
    5%10%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 calories of each.

  • Protein2.6 g · 2.7 g5%·5%
  • Total fat1.3 g · 2.1 g2%·3%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.21 g · 0.64 g1%·3%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates20.5 g · 17.9 g7%·7%
  • Fiber2.9 g · 1.9 g10%·7%
  • Potassium85.3 mg · 59.5 mg2%·1%
  • Calcium37.2 mg · 43.5 mg3%·3%
  • Iron0.56 mg · 0.93 mg3%·5%
  • Magnesium33 mg · 17.9 mg8%·4%
  • Phosphorus144 mg · 99.2 mg12%·8%
  • Zinc0.6 mg · 0.35 mg5%·3%
  • Copper0.071 mg · 0.049 mg8%·5%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.13 mg · 0.053 mg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 1.4 µg0%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.03 mg · 0.066 mg2%·5%
  • Niacin (B3)0.69 mg · 1.1 mg4%·7%
  • Vitamin B60.1 mg · 0.053 mg6%·3%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline6.1 mg · 4 mg1%·1%

From USDA FoodData Central: Corn tortilla (Survey (FNDDS) 2707823), Tortilla (Survey (FNDDS) 2707822). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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