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

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What are the differences between angel food cake and pita bread?

  • Angel food cake is higher in phosphorus and vitamin B2, yet pita bread is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and copper.
  • Pita bread's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 41% more.
  • Angel food cake has 3 times more phosphorus than pita bread. While angel food cake has 324mg of phosphorus, pita bread has only 97mg.
  • The amount of sodium in pita bread is lower.

We used Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared and Bread, pita, white, enriched types 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +403.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +465.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +271.2%

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%
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% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +487.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +424.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +205.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Angel food cake Pita bread DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.102mg 0.599mg 41%
Selenium 7.3µg 27.1µg 36%
Phosphorus 324mg 97mg 32%
Iron 0.52mg 2.62mg 26%
Vitamin B3 0.883mg 4.632mg 23%
Folate 35µg 107µg 18%
Manganese 0.085mg 0.481mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.491mg 0.327mg 13%
Copper 0.078mg 0.168mg 10%
Sodium 749mg 536mg 9%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.84mg 7%
Protein 5.9g 9.1g 6%
Calcium 140mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.198mg 0.397mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.06µg 0µg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 26mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 2.2g 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
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
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.031mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 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
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
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%

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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 bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.