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Arugula vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between arugula and pita

  • Arugula has more vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, and potassium; however, pita has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, copper, and manganese.
  • Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 47% more.
  • Arugula is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Arugula, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +80.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +207.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.8%
~equal in Iron ~1.4mg

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 91%
Sodium 27mg 536mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.267mg 19%
Folate 97µg 24µg 18%
Vitamin C 15mg 0mg 17%
Carbs 3.65g 55.7g 17%
Protein 2.58g 9.1g 13%
Vitamin A 119µg 0µg 13%
Calories 25kcal 275kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 2.142mg 11%
Copper 0.076mg 0.168mg 10%
Potassium 369mg 120mg 7%
Calcium 160mg 86mg 7%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.481mg 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 97mg 6%
Magnesium 47mg 26mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.034mg 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.84mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Fiber 1.6g 2.2g 2%
Fats 0.66g 1.2g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.535g 1%
Iron 1.46mg 1.4mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.397mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.097mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 2.05g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 2.05g N/A
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Pita
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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 WaterWater +185.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +252.7%
Contains more FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1426%
Contains more OtherOther +35.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Pita
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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 -48.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.7%

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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.

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