Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
tortilla
versus
russet potato
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in tortilla and russet potato:
Tortilla is high in calories and russet potato has 64% less calories than tortilla - russet potato has 79 calories per 100 grams and tortilla has 218 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, tortilla is lighter in carbs, heavier in fat and similar to russet potato for protein. Tortilla has a macronutrient ratio of 10:79:12 and for russet potato, 10:89:1 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Tortilla | Russet Potato | |
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Protein | 10% | 10% |
Carbohydrates | 79% | 89% |
Fat | 12% | 1% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tortilla is high in carbohydrates and russet potato has 60% less carbohydrates than tortilla - russet potato has 18.1g of total carbs per 100 grams and tortilla has 44.6g of carbohydrates.
Tortilla is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has 385% more dietary fiber than russet potato - russet potato has 1.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and tortilla has 6.3g of dietary fiber.
Russet potato and tortilla contain similar amounts of sugar - russet potato has 0.62g of sugar per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.88g of sugar.
Tortilla has 166% more protein than russet potato - russet potato has 2.1g of protein per 100 grams and tortilla has 5.7g of protein.
Both russet potato and tortilla are low in saturated fat - russet potato has 0.03g of saturated fat per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.45g of saturated fat.
Russet potato has more Vitamin C than tortilla - russet potato has 5.7mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and tortilla does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla and russet potato contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - tortilla has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and russet potato does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato and tortilla contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - russet potato has 0.01mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and tortilla has 0.28mg of Vitamin E.
Russet potato and tortilla contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - russet potato has 1.8ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and tortilla does not contain significant amounts.
Russet potato has more pantothenic acid and folate. Both tortilla and russet potato contain significant amounts of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and Vitamin B6.
Tortilla | Russet Potato | |
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Thiamin | 0.094 MG | 0.082 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.065 MG | 0.033 MG |
Niacin | 1.498 MG | 1.035 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.109 MG | 0.301 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.219 MG | 0.345 MG |
Folate | 5 UG | 14 UG |
Tortilla is an excellent source of calcium and it has 523% more calcium than russet potato - russet potato has 13mg of calcium per 100 grams and tortilla has 81mg of calcium.
Russet potato and tortilla contain similar amounts of iron - russet potato has 0.86mg of iron per 100 grams and tortilla has 1.2mg of iron.
Russet potato is an excellent source of potassium and it has 124% more potassium than tortilla - russet potato has 417mg 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, both tortilla and russet potato contain small amounts of lutein + zeaxanthin.
Tortilla | Russet Potato | |
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beta-carotene | 1 UG | ~ |
lutein + zeaxanthin | 3 UG | 5 UG |
For omega-3 fatty acids, tortilla has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than russet potato per 100 grams.
Tortilla | Russet Potato | |
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alpha linoleic acid | 0.034 G | 0.01 G |
Total | 0.034 G | 0.01 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, tortilla has more linoleic acid than russet potato per 100 grams.
Tortilla | Russet Potato | |
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linoleic acid | 1.385 G | 0.032 G |
Total | 1.385 G | 0.032 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Tortilla or Russet Potato .
Note: The specific food items compared are: Tortilla (Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn) and Russet Potato (Potatoes, russet, flesh and skin, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)) .
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