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Gingersnaps vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between gingersnaps and pita

  • Gingersnaps have more iron, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, potassium, and magnesium; however, pita is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Gingersnaps cover your daily iron needs 63% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 15 times less saturated fat than gingersnaps. Gingersnaps contain 2.451g of saturated fat, while pita contains 0.166g.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, gingersnaps 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 35% 23% 31% 240% 102% 15% 36% 65% 203% 28%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +88.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +188.3%
Contains more IronIron +357.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +223.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +52.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.9%
~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% 19% 0% 50% 68% 61% 23% 23% 0% 6.3% 65% 4.8%
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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 B2Vitamin B2 +202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +51%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +188.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +262.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +33.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gingersnaps Pita DV% diff.
Iron 6.4mg 1.4mg 63%
Manganese 1.555mg 0.481mg 47%
Folate 87µg 24µg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.293mg 0.097mg 15%
Copper 0.305mg 0.168mg 15%
Fats 9.8g 1.2g 13%
Monounsaturated fat 5.365g 0.105g 13%
Saturated fat 2.451g 0.166g 10%
Selenium 5.1µg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.235mg 2.142mg 7%
Protein 5.6g 9.1g 7%
Calories 416kcal 275kcal 7%
Carbs 76.9g 55.7g 7%
Potassium 346mg 120mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.372g 0.535g 6%
Vitamin E 0.97mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.267mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.098mg 0.034mg 5%
Magnesium 49mg 26mg 5%
Zinc 0.55mg 0.84mg 3%
Phosphorus 83mg 97mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 2%
Choline 8.8mg 2%
Sodium 501mg 536mg 2%
Calcium 77mg 86mg 1%
Net carbs 74.7g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 19.92g N/A
Fiber 2.2g 2.2g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.38mg 0.397mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.155mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.212mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.38mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.195mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.094mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.263mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.248mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.114mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 77% 5% 2%
Protein: 5.6 g
Fats: 9.8 g
Carbs: 76.9 g
Water: 5.3 g
Other: 2.4 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 +716.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +38.1%
Contains more OtherOther +26.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +62.5%
Contains more WaterWater +505.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 58% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.451 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.365 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.372 g
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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 +5009.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +156.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.2%

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. Gingersnaps - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174956/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.