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Chayote vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chayote and pita

  • Chayote has more folate and vitamin C; however, pita has more vitamin B1, iron, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B2.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% more.
  • Chayote is lower in sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chayote, fruit, raw 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 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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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 -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +405.9%
Contains more IronIron +311.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +438.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +154.5%
~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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +123.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +287.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +968%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +355.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 2mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.267mg 20%
Folate 93µg 24µg 17%
Protein 0.82g 9.1g 17%
Carbs 4.51g 55.7g 17%
Iron 0.34mg 1.4mg 13%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.481mg 13%
Calories 19kcal 275kcal 13%
Phosphorus 18mg 97mg 11%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 2.142mg 10%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 0mg 9%
Calcium 17mg 86mg 7%
Copper 0.123mg 0.168mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.097mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.034mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.535g 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.397mg 3%
Fats 0.13g 1.2g 2%
Choline 9.2mg 2%
Fiber 1.7g 2.2g 2%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.166g 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.84mg 1%
Net carbs 2.81g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 125mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 1.66g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 WaterWater +193.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1009.8%
Contains more FatsFats +823.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1135%
Contains more OtherOther +533.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +838.6%

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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.