Roti (Chapati) vs. Pie crust — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between roti (Chapati) and pie crust?

Roti (Chapati) is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, phosphorus, and magnesium, yet pie crust is higher in folate.
Roti (Chapati)'s daily need coverage for manganese is 62% more.
Roti (Chapati) has 4 times more vitamin B6 than pie crust. While roti (Chapati) has 0.28mg of vitamin B6, pie crust has only 0.064mg.
The amount of saturated fat in roti (Chapati) is lower.

We used Bread, chapati or roti, whole wheat, commercially prepared, frozen and Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix 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.

Roti (Chapati)

Pie crust

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+273.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+206.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+205.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+83.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-60.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+454.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+69.4%

~equal in Iron ~2.22mg

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.

Roti (Chapati)

Pie crust

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+14.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+109%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+337.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+18.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+131.1%

~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			DV% diff.
Manganese	1.747mg	0.315mg	62%
Monounsaturated fat	2.091g	17.887g	39%
Fiber	9.7g		39%
Fats	9.2g	31.4g	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.761g	3.968g	21%
Saturated fat	3.311g	7.974g	21%
Sodium	298mg	753mg	20%
Vitamin B6	0.28mg	0.064mg	17%
Copper	0.229mg	0.075mg	17%
Folate	45µg	104µg	15%
Starch	33.67g		14%
Vitamin B3	4.61mg	2.727mg	12%
Calories	299kcal	518kcal	11%
Zinc	1.54mg	0.4mg	10%
Phosphorus	158mg	86mg	10%
Magnesium	56mg	15mg	10%
Selenium	26.6µg	22.9µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.56mg	0.268mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.45mg	0.392mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Potassium	196mg	64mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.213mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.3µg		3%
Calcium	36mg	61mg	3%
Protein	7.85g	6.9g	2%
Carbs	46.13g	52.1g	2%
Choline	7.8mg		1%
Net carbs	36.43g	52.1g	N/A
Iron	2.2mg	2.22mg	0%
Sugar	2.93g		N/A
Trans fat	0.029g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.08mg	0%
Threonine		0.184mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.255mg	0%
Leucine		0.476mg	0%
Lysine		0.133mg	0%
Methionine		0.121mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.339mg	0%
Valine		0.289mg	0%
Histidine		0.146mg	0%
Fructose	0.27g		0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.027g		N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.72g		N/A