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Crouton vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between crouton and pita

  • Pita has less iron, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, fiber, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Crouton covers your daily iron needs 34% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 29 times less monounsaturated fat than crouton. Crouton contains 3.059g of monounsaturated fat, while pita contains 0.105g.
  • Pita has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Croutons, plain 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 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
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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 +19.2%
Contains more IronIron +191.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.2%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Copper ~0.168mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.481mg

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% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +133.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +180.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +153.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +450%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 68%
Iron 4.08mg 1.4mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.267mg 30%
Folate 132µg 24µg 27%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 2.142mg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.097mg 13%
Fiber 5.1g 2.2g 12%
Fats 6.6g 1.2g 8%
Sodium 698mg 536mg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 0.105g 7%
Calories 407kcal 275kcal 7%
Protein 11.9g 9.1g 6%
Saturated fat 1.51g 0.166g 6%
Carbs 73.5g 55.7g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 0.535g 5%
Phosphorus 115mg 97mg 3%
Copper 0.163mg 0.168mg 1%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.481mg 1%
Calcium 76mg 86mg 1%
Magnesium 31mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.397mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.034mg 1%
Net carbs 68.4g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 124mg 120mg 0%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.84mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 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 ProteinProtein +30.8%
Contains more FatsFats +450%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32%
Contains more OtherOther +31.6%
Contains more WaterWater +483.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.059 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.273 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 +2813.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +137.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89%

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. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/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.