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Corn syrup vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between corn syrup and pita

  • Corn syrup has less vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, copper, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 21% more.
  • Corn syrup is lower in sodium.
  • Corn syrup has a higher glycemic index than pita.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Syrups, corn, dark 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 5.7% 5.4% 3.9% 14% 18% 1.1% 4.7% 20% 13% 16%
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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 -71.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +377.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.7%
Contains more IronIron +278.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +217%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +781.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +381%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 2.1% 0.38% 1.4% 2.1% 0% 0% 0% 7.3%
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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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +977.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10610%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1626.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Corn syrup Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.011mg 0.267mg 21%
Protein 0g 9.1g 18%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.481mg 17%
Sodium 155mg 536mg 17%
Copper 0.053mg 0.168mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.02mg 2.142mg 13%
Iron 0.37mg 1.4mg 13%
Phosphorus 11mg 97mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Zinc 0.04mg 0.84mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.023mg 0.397mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.009mg 0.097mg 7%
Carbs 77.59g 55.7g 7%
Calcium 18mg 86mg 7%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Selenium 2.9µg 5%
Magnesium 8mg 26mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.535g 4%
Choline 13.3mg 2%
Potassium 44mg 120mg 2%
Fats 0g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.034mg 2%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Calories 286kcal 275kcal 1%
Net carbs 77.59g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 77.59g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
78% 22%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 77.59 g
Water: 22.01 g
Other: 0.4 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 CarbsCarbs +39.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +45.8%
Contains more OtherOther +375%

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. Corn syrup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168836/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.

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