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Irish soda bread vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between irish soda bread and pita

  • Irish soda bread has more iron, vitamin B2, folate, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, pita is higher in manganese.
  • Irish soda bread covers your daily iron needs 16% more than pita.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe 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 16% 24% 23% 101% 43% 16% 49% 52% 46% 87%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +121.7%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.5%
~equal in Calcium ~86mg

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 2.7% 16% 0% 0% 75% 62% 45% 15% 19% 6.3% 0% 35% 0%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Irish soda bread Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 16µg 29%
Iron 2.69mg 1.4mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.097mg 13%
Fats 5g 1.2g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.478g 0.535g 6%
Sodium 398mg 536mg 6%
Cholesterol 18mg 0mg 6%
Folate 47µg 24µg 6%
Protein 6.6g 9.1g 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 0µg 5%
Manganese 0.355mg 0.481mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.999g 0.105g 5%
Potassium 266mg 120mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.083mg 0.034mg 4%
Copper 0.13mg 0.168mg 4%
Saturated fat 1.111g 0.166g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.298mg 0.267mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.25mg 0.397mg 3%
Phosphorus 114mg 97mg 2%
Zinc 0.57mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0.05µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.405mg 2.142mg 2%
Fiber 2.6g 2.2g 2%
Calories 290kcal 275kcal 1%
Calcium 81mg 86mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 26mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 0mg 1%
Carbs 56g 55.7g 0%
Net carbs 53.4g 53.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.072mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.201mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.234mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.436mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.138mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.283mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.159mg 0.195mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 5% 56% 30% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 56 g
Water: 30.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Pita
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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 +316.7%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g
~equal in Water ~32.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 44% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.999 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.478 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 +1803.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%

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. Irish soda bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174912/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.