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Dough vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between dough and pita bread

  • The amount of iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6 in dough is higher than in pita bread.
  • Dough covers your daily iron needs 16% more than pita bread.
  • Pita bread has 4 times less sugar than dough. Dough has 4.62g of sugar, while pita bread has 1.3g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna (includes sourdough) 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.
Dough
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 16% 10% 147% 51% 28% 45% 79% 75% 156%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more IronIron +49.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +10.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -11%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg
~equal in Selenium ~27.1µg

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.
Dough
6
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% 4.2% 0% 178% 99% 90% 27% 25% 0% 1.8% 92% 4.4%
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% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +18.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +250%
Contains more FolateFolate +15%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +42.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +82.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.632mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Dough Pita bread DV% diff.
Starch 44.23g 18%
Iron 3.91mg 2.62mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.71mg 0.599mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.427mg 0.327mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.034mg 6%
Manganese 0.577mg 0.481mg 4%
Folate 123µg 107µg 4%
Sodium 602mg 536mg 3%
Selenium 28.6µg 27.1µg 3%
Calcium 52mg 86mg 3%
Protein 10.75g 9.1g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.855g 0.535g 2%
Saturated fat 0.529g 0.166g 2%
Copper 0.152mg 0.168mg 2%
Fats 2.42g 1.2g 2%
Zinc 1.04mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B3 4.817mg 4.632mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.455mg 0.397mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 0.3mg 1%
Phosphorus 105mg 97mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.362g 0.105g 1%
Magnesium 32mg 26mg 1%
Carbs 51.88g 55.7g 1%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Choline 8mg 14.6mg 1%
Calories 272kcal 275kcal 0%
Net carbs 49.68g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 117mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 4.62g 1.3g N/A
Fiber 2.2g 2.2g 0%
Vitamin K 0.7µg 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.005g N/A
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%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.063g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.788g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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11% 2% 52% 33% 2%
Protein: 10.75 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 51.88 g
Water: 33 g
Other: 1.95 g
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 +18.1%
Contains more FatsFats +101.7%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g
~equal in Water ~32.1g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Dough
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30% 21% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.529 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.362 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.855 g
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 +244.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +59.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.6%

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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. Dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172675/nutrients
  2. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.