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Pasta vs Tortilla chips
CALORIC DENSITY
Pasta, corn, dry
Tortilla chips, lofat, bkd wo/fat
3.57
4.15
20091
19433

First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.

*All our data comes from the USDA Nutrient Database.
Pasta
Tortilla chips
Protein = 4g
Protein = 5g
Carbohydrates = 44g
Carbohydrates = 39g
Fat = 1g
Fat = 3g
Fiber = 6g
Fiber = 3g
Monounsaturated = 0g
Monounsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Polyunsaturated = 1g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Saturated Fat = 0g
Nutrient pasta tortilla chips
Protein 4g 5g
Carbohydrate 44g 39g
Fiber 6g 3g
Fat 1g 3g
Monounsat. Fat 0g 3g
Polyunsat. Fat 1g 1g
Saturated Fat 0g 0g
Note: the chart below maxes out at 20, so you can see better.

Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.

Choline = 0%
Choline = 2%
Vitamin A = 1%
Vitamin A = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin C = 0%
Vitamin E = 0%
Vitamin E = 3%
Vitamin K = 0%
Vitamin K = 0%
Nutrientpastatortilla chips
Choline0%2%
Vitamin A1%0%
Vitamin C0%0%
Vitamin E0%3%
Vitamin K0%0%

Pasta are a good source of Phosphorus. Tortilla chips are a good source of Phosphorus.

And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B1 = 13%
Vitamin B1 = 11%
Vitamin B2 = 4%
Vitamin B2 = 12%
Vitamin B3 = 11%
Vitamin B3 = 2%
Vitamin B5 = 5%
Vitamin B5 = 0%
Vitamin B6 = 10%
Vitamin B6 = 8%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Vitamin B12 = 0%
Nutrientpastatortilla chips
Vitamin B113%11%
Vitamin B24%12%
Vitamin B311%2%
Vitamin B55%0%
Vitamin B610%8%
Vitamin B120%0%

Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.

Sodium = 0%
Sodium = 13%
Potassium = 5%
Potassium = 4%
Calcium = 0%
Calcium = 15%
Magnesium = 19%
Magnesium = 13%
Phosphorus = 24%
Phosphorus = 26%
Iron = 9%
Iron = 13%
Manganese = 12%
Manganese = 0%
Selenium = 10%
Selenium = 17%
Copper = 11%
Copper = 5%
Zinc = 11%
Zinc = 6%
Nutrientpastatortilla chips
Sodium0%13%
Potasium5%4%
Calcium0%15%
Magnesium19%13%
Phosphorus24%26%
Iron9%13%
Manganese12%0%
Selenium10%17%
Copper11%5%
Zinc11%6%

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