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Glutinous rice vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are glutinous rice and pita different?

  • Pita is higher than glutinous rice in vitamin B1, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, and folate.
  • Pita covers your daily need for sodium, 23% more than glutinous rice.
  • Glutinous rice is lower in sodium.
  • Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than pita (68).

Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 0.6% 0.88% 5.3% 16% 11% 3.4% 0.65% 34% 31%
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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 less SodiumSodium -99.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +420%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1100%
Contains more IronIron +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +104.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1112.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +83.6%

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% 0.8% 0% 5% 3% 5.4% 13% 6% 0% 0% 0.75% 1.1%
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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 CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1235%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +638.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +84.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Glutinous rice Pita DV% diff.
Sodium 5mg 536mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.267mg 21%
Iron 0.14mg 1.4mg 16%
Protein 2.02g 9.1g 14%
Copper 0.049mg 0.168mg 13%
Phosphorus 8mg 97mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.29mg 2.142mg 12%
Carbs 21.09g 55.7g 12%
Selenium 5.6µg 10%
Manganese 0.262mg 0.481mg 10%
Calories 97kcal 275kcal 9%
Calcium 2mg 86mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.013mg 0.097mg 6%
Folate 1µg 24µg 6%
Fiber 1g 2.2g 5%
Magnesium 5mg 26mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.215mg 0.397mg 4%
Zinc 0.41mg 0.84mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.069g 0.535g 3%
Potassium 10mg 120mg 3%
Fats 0.19g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.034mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.039g 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 20.09g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.07g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.072mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.087mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.167mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.073mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.047mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.108mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.123mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.047mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 21% 77%
Protein: 2.02 g
Fats: 0.19 g
Carbs: 21.09 g
Water: 76.63 g
Other: 0.07 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 WaterWater +138.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +350.5%
Contains more FatsFats +531.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +164.1%
Contains more OtherOther +2614.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 39% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.069 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +675.4%

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. Glutinous rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169711/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.