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Cornbread vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between cornbread and pita?

  • Cornbread is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B2, and iron, yet pita is richer in manganese, copper, and vitamin B1.
  • Cornbread's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 42% higher.

We used Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types in this comparison.

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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 12% 41% 12% 69% 24% 18% 168% 78% 29% 47%
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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 CalciumCalcium +57%
Contains more IronIron +32.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +303.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +130.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +116.7%
~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 0.33% 12% 10% 0% 48% 40% 38% 35% 20% 29% 9.3% 41% 32%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +129.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.142mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cornbread Pita DV% diff.
Phosphorus 391mg 97mg 42%
Cholesterol 57mg 0mg 19%
Selenium 8.7µg 16%
Saturated fat 3.732g 0.166g 16%
Starch 35.66g 15%
Fats 9.58g 1.2g 13%
Copper 0.073mg 0.168mg 11%
Manganese 0.222mg 0.481mg 11%
Choline 58.7mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.963g 0.535g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.494g 0.105g 8%
Folate 55µg 24µg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.175mg 0.097mg 6%
Iron 1.85mg 1.4mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.19mg 0.267mg 6%
Calcium 135mg 86mg 5%
Protein 6.59g 9.1g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.085mg 0.034mg 4%
Vitamin A 35µg 0µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.579mg 0.397mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.7µg 3%
Calories 330kcal 275kcal 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Sodium 599mg 536mg 3%
Zinc 0.67mg 0.84mg 2%
Magnesium 17mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.004mg 2.142mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Carbs 54.46g 55.7g 0%
Net carbs 52.16g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 133mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 16.05g N/A
Fiber 2.3g 2.2g 0%
Trans fat 0.224g N/A
Tryptophan 0.059mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.226mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.265mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.658mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.324mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.157mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.343mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.334mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.167mg 0.195mg 0%
Fructose 0.2g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.076g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.043g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.726g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 10% 54% 27% 2%
Protein: 6.59 g
Fats: 9.58 g
Carbs: 54.46 g
Water: 27.11 g
Other: 2.26 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 FatsFats +698.3%
Contains more OtherOther +18.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +38.1%
Contains more WaterWater +18.4%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 38% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.732 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.494 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.963 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3227.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +266.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%

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. Cornbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174909/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.