Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
tortilla
versus
black coffee
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in tortilla and black coffee:
Tortilla is high in calories and black coffee has 99% less calories than tortilla - black coffee has 2 calories per 100 grams and tortilla has 218 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, tortilla is much lighter in protein, much heavier in carbs and heavier in fat compared to black coffee per calorie. Tortilla has a macronutrient ratio of 10:79:11 and for black coffee, 64:36:0 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Tortilla | Black Coffee | |
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Protein | 10% | 64% |
Carbohydrates | 79% | 36% |
Fat | 11% | ~ |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Tortilla is high in carbohydrates and black coffee has 100% less carbohydrates than tortilla - black coffee has 0.17g of total carbs per 100 grams and tortilla has 44.6g of carbohydrates.
Tortilla is an excellent source of dietary fiber and it has more dietary fiber than black coffee - tortilla has 6.3g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla and black coffee contain similar amounts of sugar - tortilla has 0.88g of sugar per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla has 18 times more protein than black coffee - black coffee has 0.3g of protein per 100 grams and tortilla has 5.7g of protein.
Both tortilla and black coffee are low in saturated fat - tortilla has 0.45g of saturated fat per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla and black coffee contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - tortilla has 0.6ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla and black coffee contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - tortilla has 0.28mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and black coffee does not contain significant amounts.
Tortilla has more thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, Vitamin B6 and folate. Both tortilla and black coffee contain significant amounts of niacin.
Tortilla | Black Coffee | |
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Thiamin | 0.094 MG | 0.02 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.065 MG | ~ |
Niacin | 1.498 MG | 0.8 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.109 MG | ~ |
Vitamin B6 | 0.219 MG | ~ |
Folate | 5 UG | ~ |
Tortilla is an excellent source of calcium and it has 39 times more calcium than black coffee - black coffee has 2mg of calcium per 100 grams and tortilla has 81mg of calcium.
Tortilla has 60 times more iron than black coffee - black coffee has 0.02mg of iron per 100 grams and tortilla has 1.2mg of iron.
Tortilla has 272% more potassium than black coffee - black coffee has 50mg of potassium per 100 grams and tortilla has 186mg of potassium.
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.
Note: The specific food items compared are: Tortilla (Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, corn) and Black Coffee (Beverages, coffee, brewed, breakfast blend) .
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G | 5% | Starch | 5% | G | |||
G | 5% | Alcohol | 5% | G | |||