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French bread vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between french bread and pita bread

  • French bread is higher in iron and folate; however, pita bread is richer in vitamin B1.
  • French bread's daily need coverage for iron is 16% higher.
  • French bread has 3 times more sugar than pita bread. While french bread has 3.59g of sugar, pita bread has only 1.3g.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, french or vienna, toasted (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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
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 +19.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83%
Contains more CopperCopper +12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.6%
~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.
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% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French bread Pita bread DV% diff.
Iron 3.87mg 2.62mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.427mg 0.599mg 14%
Folate 140µg 107µg 8%
Protein 13g 9.1g 8%
Sodium 720mg 536mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin B3 5.38mg 4.632mg 5%
Selenium 29.7µg 27.1µg 5%
Manganese 0.573mg 0.481mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.616mg 0.397mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 86mg 4%
Fiber 3.1g 2.2g 4%
Phosphorus 126mg 97mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.37mg 0.327mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.83g 0.535g 2%
Saturated fat 0.502g 0.166g 2%
Calories 319kcal 275kcal 2%
Carbs 61.93g 55.7g 2%
Copper 0.15mg 0.168mg 2%
Zinc 1.05mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.3mg 1%
Fats 2.14g 1.2g 1%
Choline 17.5mg 14.6mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.386g 0.105g 1%
Magnesium 31mg 26mg 1%
Potassium 140mg 120mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 58.83g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 3.59g 1.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.5µg 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.134mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.316mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.416mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.762mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.328mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.168mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.543mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.476mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.234mg 0.195mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 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 +42.9%
Contains more FatsFats +78.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.2%
Contains more OtherOther +22.1%
Contains more WaterWater +55.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 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 +267.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.9%

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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. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/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.