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Baking powder vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between baking powder and pita

  • Baking powder has more calcium, phosphorus, and iron; however, pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, fiber, and vitamin B5.
  • Baking powder's daily need coverage for calcium is 579% more.
  • Baking powder has 23 times more phosphorus than pita. Baking powder has 2191mg of phosphorus, while pita has 97mg.
  • Pita is lower in sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index than pita.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Pita
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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 +6732.6%
Contains more IronIron +687.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2158.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1580%
Contains more ZincZinc +8300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4272.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Pita
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Baking powder Pita DV% diff.
Calcium 5876mg 86mg 579%
Sodium 10600mg 536mg 438%
Phosphorus 2191mg 97mg 299%
Iron 11.02mg 1.4mg 120%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.267mg 22%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.481mg 20%
Protein 0g 9.1g 18%
Copper 0.01mg 0.168mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0mg 2.142mg 13%
Calories 53kcal 275kcal 11%
Carbs 27.7g 55.7g 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.397mg 8%
Fiber 0.2g 2.2g 8%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.84mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.097mg 7%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.535g 4%
Potassium 20mg 120mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.034mg 3%
Fats 0g 1.2g 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 27.5g 53.5g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 26mg 0%
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 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 OtherOther +3442.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.1%
Contains more WaterWater +542%

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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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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