Biscuit vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between biscuits and pita bread?

Biscuits are higher in calcium and phosphorus, yet pita bread is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, and copper.
Biscuits' daily need coverage for saturated fat is 21% more.
Biscuits have 3 times more calcium than pita bread. While biscuits have 235mg of calcium, pita bread has only 86mg.
The amount of saturated fat in pita bread is lower.
The glycemic index of biscuits is lower.

We used Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Biscuit

Pita bread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+173.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+104.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+27.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39%

~equal in Potassium ~120mg

~equal in Iron ~2.62mg

~equal in Sodium ~536mg

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.

Biscuit

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75.4%

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.327mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.034mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	0.535g	24%
Fats	16.3g	1.2g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.599mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.324g	0.166g	19%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	0.105g	17%
Calcium	235mg	86mg	15%
Selenium	19.5µg	27.1µg	14%
Folate	61µg	107µg	12%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	4.632mg	11%
Copper	0.082mg	0.168mg	10%
Phosphorus	164mg	97mg	10%
Protein	7g	9.1g	4%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.481mg	4%
Calories	353kcal	275kcal	4%
Carbs	44.6g	55.7g	4%
Iron	2.9mg	2.62mg	4%
Zinc	0.54mg	0.84mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	0µg	3%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Fiber	1.5g	2.2g	3%
Sodium	580mg	536mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Magnesium	18mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.397mg	2%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.327mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	53.5g	N/A
Potassium	121mg	120mg	0%
Sugar	2.18g	1.3g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.034mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.105mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	0.257mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.349mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	0.634mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.446mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.394mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.195mg	0%