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Cardamom vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cardamom and pita different?

  • Cardamom has more manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, copper, and vitamin C than pita.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cardamom is 1196% higher.
  • Cardamom has less sodium.
  • Cardamom has a lower glycemic index (0) than pita (68).

Spices, cardamom and Bread, pita, white, unenriched are the varieties used 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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +780.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +345.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +832.5%
Contains more IronIron +897.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +128%
Contains more ZincZinc +789.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5721.2%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +576.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
~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 Cardamom Pita DV% diff.
Manganese 28mg 0.481mg 1196%
Iron 13.97mg 1.4mg 157%
Fiber 28g 2.2g 103%
Zinc 7.47mg 0.84mg 60%
Magnesium 229mg 26mg 48%
Calcium 383mg 86mg 30%
Potassium 1119mg 120mg 29%
Copper 0.383mg 0.168mg 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Sodium 18mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.23mg 0.034mg 15%
Phosphorus 178mg 97mg 12%
Fats 6.7g 1.2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.102mg 2.142mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.182mg 0.097mg 7%
Folate 24µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.198mg 0.267mg 6%
Carbs 68.47g 55.7g 4%
Protein 10.76g 9.1g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.87g 0.105g 2%
Calories 311kcal 275kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.68g 0.166g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.43g 0.535g 1%
Net carbs 40.47g 53.5g N/A
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
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 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 ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +458.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +204.7%
Contains more WaterWater +287.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Pita
2
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 +728.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.4%

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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.