Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
tortilla
versus
blueberry
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in tortilla and blueberry:
Tortilla is high in calories and blueberry has 74% less calories than tortilla - blueberry has 57 calories per 100 grams and tortilla has 218 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, tortilla is heavier in protein, lighter in carbs and heavier in fat compared to blueberry per calorie. Tortilla has a macronutrient ratio of 10:79:11 and for blueberry, 5:91:5 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Tortilla | Blueberry | |
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Protein | 10% | 5% |
Carbohydrates | 79% | 91% |
Fat | 11% | 5% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tortilla is high in carbohydrates and blueberry has 68% less carbohydrates than tortilla - blueberry has 14.5g of total carbs per 100 grams and tortilla has 44.6g of carbohydrates.
Both blueberry and tortilla are high in dietary fiber. Tortilla has 163% more dietary fiber than blueberry - blueberry has 2.4g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and tortilla has 6.3g of dietary fiber.
Tortilla has 10.3 times less sugar than blueberry - blueberry has 10g of sugar per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.88g of sugar.
Tortilla has 670% more protein than blueberry - blueberry has 0.74g of protein per 100 grams and tortilla has 5.7g of protein.
Both blueberry and tortilla are low in saturated fat - blueberry has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.45g of saturated fat.
Blueberry has signficantly more Vitamin C than tortilla - blueberry has 9.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and tortilla does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry and tortilla contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - blueberry has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and tortilla does not contain significant amounts.
Blueberry and tortilla contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - blueberry has 0.57mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.28mg of Vitamin E.
Blueberry has more Vitamin K than tortilla - blueberry has 19.3ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tortilla does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla has more thiamin, niacin and Vitamin B6. Both tortilla and blueberry contain significant amounts of riboflavin, pantothenic acid and folate.
Tortilla | Blueberry | |
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Thiamin | 0.094 MG | 0.037 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.065 MG | 0.041 MG |
Niacin | 1.498 MG | 0.418 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.109 MG | 0.124 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.219 MG | 0.052 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 6 UG |
Tortilla is an excellent source of calcium and it has 12 times more calcium than blueberry - blueberry has 6mg of calcium per 100 grams and tortilla has 81mg of calcium.
Tortilla has 339% more iron than blueberry - blueberry has 0.28mg of iron per 100 grams and tortilla has 1.2mg of iron.
Tortilla has 142% more potassium than blueberry - blueberry has 77mg of potassium per 100 grams and tortilla has 186mg of potassium.
Carotenoids are micronutrients commonly found in plants and some animal products. An example is beta-carotene, the notable carotenoid which is a popular source of Vitamin A.[4][5]
For specific types of carotenoids,
Tortilla | Blueberry | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | 32 UG |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | 80 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, both tortilla and blueberry contain significant amounts of alpha linoleic acid (ALA).
Tortilla | Blueberry | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.034 G | 0.058 G |
Total | 0.034 G | 0.058 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, tortilla has more linoleic acid than blueberry per 100 grams.
Tortilla | Blueberry | |
---|---|---|
linoleic acid | 1.385 G | 0.088 G |
Total | 1.385 G | 0.088 G |
The comparison below is by common portions, e.g. cups, packages. You can also see a more concrete comparison by weight at equal weight (by grams) comparison.
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5% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
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5% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
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5% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
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5% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
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5% | folate (Vit B9) | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin B12 | 5% |
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5% | Vitamin E | 5% |
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5% | biotin (Vit B7) | 5% |
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5% | choline | 5% |
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5% | chlorine | 5% |
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5% | chromium | 5% |
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5% | copper | 5% |
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5% | manganese | 5% |
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5% | molybdenum | 5% |
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5% | phosphorus | 5% |
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5% | selenium | 5% |
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G | 5% | Water | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||