Cheese crackers vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between cheese crackers and pita bread

Cheese crackers have more iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin E, folate, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, pita bread is higher in selenium.
Cheese crackers cover your daily iron needs 28% more than pita bread.
Pita bread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pita bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crackers, cheese, regular and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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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.

Cheese crackers

Pita bread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30%
Contains more IronIron	+86.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+106.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.8%

Contains more CopperCopper	+34.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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.

Cheese crackers

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.1%

Contains more CholineCholine

+67.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.599mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.327mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	10.09g	0.535g	64%
Fats	22.74g	1.2g	33%
Iron	4.88mg	2.62mg	28%
Selenium	13.5µg	27.1µg	25%
Saturated fat	5.288g	0.166g	23%
Starch	52.56g		22%
Sodium	973mg	536mg	19%
Phosphorus	200mg	97mg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	5.744g	0.105g	14%
Vitamin B12	0.34µg	0µg	14%
Vitamin E	2.19mg	0.3mg	13%
Calories	489kcal	275kcal	11%
Folate	152µg	107µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.034mg	10%
Vitamin B3	6.113mg	4.632mg	9%
Vitamin K	9.4µg	0.2µg	8%
Copper	0.125mg	0.168mg	5%
Calcium	136mg	86mg	5%
Protein	10.93g	9.1g	4%
Manganese	0.562mg	0.481mg	4%
Zinc	1.19mg	0.84mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.562mg	0.599mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.472mg	0.397mg	2%
Vitamin A	17µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.338mg	0.327mg	1%
Potassium	156mg	120mg	1%
Choline	8.7mg	14.6mg	1%
Cholesterol	3mg	0mg	1%
Carbs	59.42g	55.7g	1%
Net carbs	57.12g	53.5g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU	0IU	0%
Magnesium	25mg	26mg	0%
Sugar	4.53g	1.3g	N/A
Fiber	2.3g	2.2g	0%
Trans fat	0.542g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.129mg	0.105mg	0%
Threonine	0.295mg	0.257mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.424mg	0.349mg	0%
Leucine	0.744mg	0.634mg	0%
Lysine	0.418mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.194mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.49mg	0.446mg	0%
Valine	0.478mg	0.394mg	0%
Histidine	0.245mg	0.195mg	0%
Fructose	0.37g		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.715g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	9.25g		N/A