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Garlic vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and pita different?

  • Garlic is richer in vitamin B6, manganese, vitamin C, copper, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus, while pita is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B1.
  • Garlic covers your daily need for vitamin B6, 92% more than pita.
  • Garlic is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index (68) than garlic (30).

Garlic, raw and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types were used 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.
Garlic
9
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Pita
0
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 +110.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +234.2%
Contains more IronIron +21.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +78%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~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.
Garlic
7
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 104% 0% 1.6% 0% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3% 13%
Pita
3
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +50.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3532.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.034mg 92%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.481mg 52%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 0mg 35%
Selenium 14.2µg 26%
Sodium 17mg 536mg 23%
Copper 0.299mg 0.168mg 15%
Calcium 181mg 86mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 2.142mg 9%
Carbs 33.06g 55.7g 8%
Potassium 401mg 120mg 8%
Phosphorus 153mg 97mg 8%
Calories 149kcal 275kcal 6%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.267mg 6%
Folate 3µg 24µg 5%
Protein 6.36g 9.1g 5%
Choline 23.2mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.397mg 4%
Iron 1.7mg 1.4mg 4%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.84mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.535g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.097mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fats 0.5g 1.2g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1%
Net carbs 30.96g 53.5g N/A
Magnesium 25mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 1g N/A
Fiber 2.1g 2.2g 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Pita
4
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 +82.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +43.1%
Contains more FatsFats +140%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.5%
Contains more OtherOther +26.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
1
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Pita
2
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 -46.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +854.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +114.9%

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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.