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Bread sticks vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between bread sticks and pita

  • Bread sticks have more iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3, while pita has more calcium.
  • Bread sticks cover your daily need for iron, 36% more than pita.
  • Bread sticks contain 8 times more saturated fat than pita. While bread sticks contain 1.41g of saturated fat, pita contains only 0.166g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread sticks, plain 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 23% 6.6% 11% 161% 63% 24% 52% 93% 73% 205%
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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 +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +205.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.8%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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% 20% 0% 147% 128% 99% 32% 17% 0% 5.5% 122% 8%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +36%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +575%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Bread sticks Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 68%
Iron 4.28mg 1.4mg 36%
Vitamin B2 0.553mg 0.097mg 35%
Folate 162µg 24µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.589mg 0.267mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.628g 0.535g 21%
Vitamin B3 5.281mg 2.142mg 20%
Fats 9.5g 1.2g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 3.568g 0.105g 9%
Sodium 713mg 536mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.01mg 7%
Calories 412kcal 275kcal 7%
Calcium 22mg 86mg 6%
Protein 12g 9.1g 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.166g 6%
Carbs 68.4g 55.7g 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Fiber 3g 2.2g 3%
Manganese 0.557mg 0.481mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.54mg 0.397mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.034mg 3%
Phosphorus 121mg 97mg 3%
Copper 0.188mg 0.168mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Net carbs 65.4g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 124mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 1.26g N/A
Zinc 0.88mg 0.84mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.338mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.458mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.835mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.281mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.212mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.59mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.516mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.258mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 10% 68% 6% 4%
Protein: 12 g
Fats: 9.5 g
Carbs: 68.4 g
Water: 6.1 g
Other: 4 g
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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 ProteinProtein +31.9%
Contains more FatsFats +691.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.8%
Contains more OtherOther +110.5%
Contains more WaterWater +426.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 41% 42%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.568 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.628 g
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3298.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +578.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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. Bread sticks - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174929/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.