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Dinner rolls vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between dinner rolls and pita

  • Pita has less iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, folate, calcium, vitamin B12, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Dinner rolls cover your daily iron needs 29% more than pita.
  • Pita has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Rolls, dinner, plain, commercially prepared (includes brown-and-serve) 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 19% 53% 12% 140% 45% 27% 52% 61% 76% 146%
Pita
Pita
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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 +107%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.8%
Contains more IronIron +165.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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 0.67% 0.33% 5.6% 0% 132% 86% 101% 27% 22% 16% 27% 76% 8%
Pita
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +285.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +320.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dinner rolls Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 26.8µg 49%
Iron 3.72mg 1.4mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.526mg 0.267mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.374mg 0.097mg 21%
Vitamin B3 5.367mg 2.142mg 20%
Folate 101µg 24µg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.509g 0.535g 13%
Calcium 178mg 86mg 9%
Vitamin K 10.6µg 9%
Fats 6.47g 1.2g 8%
Saturated fat 1.375g 0.166g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.13µg 0µg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.097mg 0.034mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.881g 0.105g 4%
Copper 0.135mg 0.168mg 4%
Phosphorus 122mg 97mg 4%
Protein 10.86g 9.1g 4%
Manganese 0.582mg 0.481mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Sodium 467mg 536mg 3%
Calories 310kcal 275kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 2%
Cholesterol 4mg 0mg 1%
Zinc 0.99mg 0.84mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.452mg 0.397mg 1%
Fiber 2g 2.2g 1%
Carbs 52.04g 55.7g 1%
Potassium 139mg 120mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 50.04g 53.5g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 5.55g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.081mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.286mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.337mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.729mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.233mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.145mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.506mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.401mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.222mg 0.195mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.224g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 6% 52% 28% 2%
Protein: 10.86 g
Fats: 6.47 g
Carbs: 52.04 g
Water: 28.44 g
Other: 2.19 g
Pita
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 ProteinProtein +19.3%
Contains more FatsFats +439.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.9%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 33% 44%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.375 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.881 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.509 g
Pita
Pita
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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 +1691.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +369%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.9%

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. Dinner rolls - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172793/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.