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Brown sugar vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between brown sugar and pita?

  • Pita is richer than brown sugar in vitamin B1, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, fiber, iron, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 22% more.
  • The amount of sodium in brown sugar is lower.

We used Sugars, brown and Bread, pita, white, unenriched 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 25% 12% 27% 16% 0.82% 1.7% 3.7% 8.3% 6.5%
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 less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.9%
Contains more IronIron +97.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +257.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2325%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +651.6%
~equal in Calcium ~86mg
~equal in Potassium ~120mg

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% 2.1% 7.9% 9.5% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.3%
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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 B6Vitamin B6 +20.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1847.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
~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

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Brown sugar Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 28mg 536mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.267mg 22%
Protein 0.12g 9.1g 18%
Manganese 0.064mg 0.481mg 18%
Carbs 98.09g 55.7g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.11mg 2.142mg 13%
Copper 0.047mg 0.168mg 13%
Phosphorus 4mg 97mg 13%
Iron 0.71mg 1.4mg 9%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.097mg 7%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.84mg 7%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.132mg 0.397mg 5%
Calories 380kcal 275kcal 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.535g 4%
Magnesium 9mg 26mg 4%
Fats 0g 1.2g 2%
Selenium 1.2µg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Fructose 1.11g 1%
Vitamin B6 0.041mg 0.034mg 1%
Net carbs 98.09g 53.5g N/A
Calcium 83mg 86mg 0%
Potassium 133mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 97.02g N/A
Choline 2.3mg 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
98%
Protein: 0.12 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.09 g
Water: 1.34 g
Other: 0.45 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 CarbsCarbs +76.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +7483.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +2295.5%
Contains more OtherOther +322.2%

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. Brown sugar - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168833/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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