Crouton vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between crouton and pita bread

The amount of selenium, iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in crouton is higher than in pita bread.
Crouton covers your daily need for selenium, 19% more than pita bread.
Crouton contains 29 times more monounsaturated fat than pita bread. While crouton contains 3.059g of monounsaturated fat, pita bread contains only 0.105g.
The amount of saturated fat in pita bread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Croutons, plain 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.

Crouton

Pita bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.2%
Contains more IronIron	+55.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.4%

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.

Crouton

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+23.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.599mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	37.5µg	27.1µg	19%
Iron	4.08mg	2.62mg	18%
Fiber	5.1g	2.2g	12%
Fats	6.6g	1.2g	8%
Calories	407kcal	275kcal	7%
Sodium	698mg	536mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.059g	0.105g	7%
Carbs	73.5g	55.7g	6%
Saturated fat	1.51g	0.166g	6%
Folate	132µg	107µg	6%
Protein	11.9g	9.1g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.273g	0.535g	5%
Vitamin B3	5.439mg	4.632mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.272mg	0.327mg	4%
Phosphorus	115mg	97mg	3%
Choline		14.6mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.599mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.026mg	0.034mg	1%
Magnesium	31mg	26mg	1%
Calcium	76mg	86mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.429mg	0.397mg	1%
Copper	0.163mg	0.168mg	1%
Manganese	0.5mg	0.481mg	1%
Net carbs	68.4g	53.5g	N/A
Potassium	124mg	120mg	0%
Sugar		1.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.89mg	0.84mg	0%
Vitamin K		0.2µg	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%