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

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The main differences between cheese sandwich and pita bread

Cheese sandwich has more phosphorus, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, and vitamin B2; however, pita bread has more vitamin B1, folate, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cheese sandwich is 41% higher.
Pita bread has 25 times less saturated fat than cheese sandwich. Cheese sandwich has 4.129g of saturated fat, while pita bread has 0.166g.
Pita bread has a higher glycemic index than cheese sandwich.

Food types used in this article are Crackers, wheat, sandwich, with cheese filling 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 sandwich

Pita bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+107.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+137.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+155%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+293.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+125.2%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-36.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+11.5%

~equal in Iron ~2.62mg

~equal in Copper ~0.168mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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 sandwich

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+667.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+67.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+67.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	9.166g	0.535g	58%
Phosphorus	382mg	97mg	41%
Fats	25g	1.2g	37%
Monounsaturated fat	10.351g	0.105g	26%
Manganese	1.083mg	0.481mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.358mg	0.599mg	20%
Saturated fat	4.129g	0.166g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.261mg	0.034mg	17%
Sodium	839mg	536mg	13%
Calcium	204mg	86mg	12%
Folate	64µg	107µg	11%
Calories	497kcal	275kcal	11%
Vitamin B3	3.185mg	4.632mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.427mg	0.327mg	8%
Magnesium	54mg	26mg	7%
Potassium	306mg	120mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.12µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.622mg	0.397mg	5%
Selenium	24.3µg	27.1µg	5%
Fiber	3.1g	2.2g	4%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.5mg	0mg	2%
Vitamin A	21µg	0µg	2%
Cholesterol	7mg	0mg	2%
Protein	9.8g	9.1g	1%
Copper	0.16mg	0.168mg	1%
Carbs	58.2g	55.7g	1%
Net carbs	55.1g	53.5g	N/A
Iron	2.62mg	2.62mg	0%
Sugar		1.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.87mg	0.84mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.13mg	0.105mg	0%
Threonine	0.298mg	0.257mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.383mg	0.349mg	0%
Leucine	0.698mg	0.634mg	0%
Lysine	0.344mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.167mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.472mg	0.446mg	0%
Valine	0.438mg	0.394mg	0%
Histidine	0.219mg	0.195mg	0%