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Bagel vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between bagel and pita

  • Bagel has more manganese, iron, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, fiber, and phosphorus, while pita has more calcium.
  • Bagel's daily need coverage for manganese is 41% higher.
  • Pita contains 4 times less vitamin B6 than bagel. Bagel contains 0.147mg of vitamin B6, while pita contains 0.034mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bagels, wheat 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.
Bagel
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 6% 15% 104% 58% 30% 61% 57% 187% 157%
Pita
1
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 +96.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +37.5%
Contains more IronIron +97.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +197.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +330%
~equal in Copper ~0.168mg

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.
Bagel
8
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% 6.4% 0% 101% 48% 63% 23% 34% 0% 3.8% 57% 5.3%
Pita
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% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +115.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +332.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bagel Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 28.7µg 52%
Manganese 1.43mg 0.481mg 41%
Iron 2.76mg 1.4mg 17%
Folate 76µg 24µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.403mg 0.267mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.209mg 0.097mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.147mg 0.034mg 9%
Fiber 4.1g 2.2g 8%
Vitamin B3 3.37mg 2.142mg 8%
Calcium 20mg 86mg 7%
Magnesium 51mg 26mg 6%
Phosphorus 142mg 97mg 6%
Sodium 439mg 536mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.936g 0.535g 3%
Choline 9.8mg 2%
Zinc 1.1mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.32mg 2%
Carbs 48.89g 55.7g 2%
Protein 10.2g 9.1g 2%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Calories 250kcal 275kcal 1%
Copper 0.175mg 0.168mg 1%
Potassium 165mg 120mg 1%
Fats 1.53g 1.2g 1%
Net carbs 44.79g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 6.12g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.375mg 0.397mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.29g 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
Bagel
3
10% 49% 38% 2%
Protein: 10.2 g
Fats: 1.53 g
Carbs: 48.89 g
Water: 37.55 g
Other: 1.83 g
Pita
2
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 ProteinProtein +12.1%
Contains more FatsFats +27.5%
Contains more WaterWater +17%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.9%
~equal in Other ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Bagel
3
24% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.29 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.936 g
Pita
0
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 -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +176.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +75%

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. Bagel - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167533/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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