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Angel food cake vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are angel food cake and pita different?

  • Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium; however, pita is richer in manganese, vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for angel food cake is 32% higher.
  • Angel food cake contains 5 times more vitamin B2 than pita. While angel food cake contains 0.491mg of vitamin B2, pita contains only 0.097mg.
  • Pita has less sodium.

Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Bread, pita, white, unenriched are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +465.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +406.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Angel food cake Pita DV% diff.
Phosphorus 324mg 97mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.491mg 0.097mg 30%
Manganese 0.085mg 0.481mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.102mg 0.267mg 14%
Selenium 7.3µg 13%
Iron 0.52mg 1.4mg 11%
Copper 0.078mg 0.168mg 10%
Sodium 749mg 536mg 9%
Vitamin B3 0.883mg 2.142mg 8%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.84mg 7%
Protein 5.9g 9.1g 6%
Calcium 140mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.198mg 0.397mg 4%
Magnesium 12mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Folate 35µg 24µg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 2.2g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.367g 0.535g 1%
Calories 258kcal 275kcal 1%
Potassium 93mg 120mg 1%
Carbs 57.8g 55.7g 1%
Fats 0.8g 1.2g 1%
Net carbs 56.3g 53.5g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.034mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.121g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.071g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.075mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.248mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.312mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.481mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.364mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.334mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.354mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.131mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.2%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g
~equal in Water ~32.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.8%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/nutrients
  2. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.