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French rolls vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between french rolls and pita

  • Pita has less folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat.
  • French rolls' daily need coverage for folate is 22% more.
  • French rolls have 19 times more monounsaturated fat than pita. French rolls have 1.961g of monounsaturated fat, while pita has 0.105g.
  • Pita is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Rolls, french 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 14% 27% 10% 102% 45% 25% 36% 75% 73% 152%
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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 IronIron +93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.5%
~equal in Calcium ~86mg
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg
~equal in Sodium ~536mg

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% 0% 6% 0% 131% 69% 82% 27% 9% 0% 4.5% 85% 8.1%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +209.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +370.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient French rolls Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 27.9µg 51%
Folate 113µg 24µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.523mg 0.267mg 21%
Iron 2.71mg 1.4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.3mg 0.097mg 16%
Methionine 153mg 0.16mg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.352mg 2.142mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 1.961g 0.105g 5%
Fats 4.3g 1.2g 5%
Fiber 3.2g 2.2g 4%
Copper 0.135mg 0.168mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.962g 0.166g 4%
Choline 14.8mg 3%
Manganese 0.559mg 0.481mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.834g 0.535g 2%
Carbs 50.2g 55.7g 2%
Phosphorus 84mg 97mg 2%
Sodium 574mg 536mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Magnesium 20mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.452mg 0.397mg 1%
Protein 8.6g 9.1g 1%
Calcium 91mg 86mg 1%
Zinc 0.9mg 0.84mg 1%
Calories 277kcal 275kcal 0%
Net carbs 47g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 114mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 0.31g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.039mg 0.034mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.099mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.255mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.336mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.608mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.231mg 0.219mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.422mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.38mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.188mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 50% 35% 2%
Protein: 8.6 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 34.8 g
Other: 2.1 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 FatsFats +258.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11%
~equal in Protein ~9.1g
~equal in Water ~32.1g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.962 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.834 g
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 +1767.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%

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 rolls - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172795/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.