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Currant vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between currants and pita?

  • Currants are higher in vitamin C and fiber, yet pita is higher in vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Currants' daily need coverage for vitamin C is 46% more.
  • Currants have 2 times more fiber than pita. While currants have 4.3g of fiber, pita has only 2.2g.
  • The amount of sodium in currants is lower.
  • The glycemic index of currants is lower.

We used Currants, red, and white, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types 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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +129.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160.6%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more CopperCopper +57%
Contains more ZincZinc +265.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +158.6%

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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
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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 B6Vitamin B6 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2042%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +520.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Currant Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin C 41mg 0mg 46%
Sodium 1mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.267mg 19%
Protein 1.4g 9.1g 15%
Carbs 13.8g 55.7g 14%
Vitamin B3 0.1mg 2.142mg 13%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.481mg 13%
Calories 56kcal 275kcal 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Phosphorus 44mg 97mg 8%
Fiber 4.3g 2.2g 8%
Copper 0.107mg 0.168mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.064mg 0.397mg 7%
Zinc 0.23mg 0.84mg 6%
Potassium 275mg 120mg 5%
Calcium 33mg 86mg 5%
Iron 1mg 1.4mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.097mg 4%
Folate 8µg 24µg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.034mg 3%
Magnesium 13mg 26mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.535g 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.2g 2%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.166g 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Net carbs 9.5g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.028g 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 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 WaterWater +161.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +550%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +303.6%
Contains more OtherOther +192.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +275%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +508%

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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.