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Chickpea raw vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chickpea raw and pita different?

  • Chickpea raw has more manganese, folate, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium than pita.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for chickpea raw is 905% higher.
  • Chickpea raw contains 23 times more folate than pita. While chickpea raw contains 557µg of folate, pita contains only 24µg.
  • Chickpea raw has less sodium.
  • Chickpea raw has a lower glycemic index (36) than pita (68).

Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, raw 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 56% 17% 63% 162% 219% 75% 108% 3.1% 2779% 0%
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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 +203.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +498.3%
Contains more IronIron +207.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +290.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +228.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +159.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4329.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +50.9%
~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 13% 1% 16% 0% 119% 49% 29% 95% 123% 0% 23% 418% 54%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1473.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2220.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +39%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chickpea raw Pita DV% diff.
Manganese 21.306mg 0.481mg 905%
Folate 557µg 24µg 133%
Copper 0.656mg 0.168mg 54%
Fiber 12.2g 2.2g 40%
Vitamin B6 0.535mg 0.034mg 39%
Iron 4.31mg 1.4mg 36%
Vitamin B5 1.588mg 0.397mg 24%
Protein 20.47g 9.1g 23%
Phosphorus 252mg 97mg 22%
Sodium 24mg 536mg 22%
Potassium 718mg 120mg 18%
Choline 99.3mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.477mg 0.267mg 18%
Zinc 2.76mg 0.84mg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.731g 0.535g 15%
Magnesium 79mg 26mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.212mg 0.097mg 9%
Vitamin K 9µg 8%
Fats 6.04g 1.2g 7%
Calories 378kcal 275kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.82mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.541mg 2.142mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 57mg 86mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.377g 0.105g 3%
Carbs 62.95g 55.7g 2%
Saturated fat 0.603g 0.166g 2%
Net carbs 50.75g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 10.7g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.2mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.882mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 1.377mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.103mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.865mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.566mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 6% 63% 8% 3%
Protein: 20.47 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 62.95 g
Water: 7.68 g
Other: 2.86 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 +124.9%
Contains more FatsFats +403.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13%
Contains more OtherOther +50.5%
Contains more WaterWater +318%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 29% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.603 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.377 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.731 g
Pita
Pita
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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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1211.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +410.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.5%

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. Chickpea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173756/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.