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Italian bread vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between italian bread and pita?

  • Pita has less folate, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and polyunsaturated fat than italian bread.
  • Italian bread's daily need coverage for folate is 42% higher.
  • Italian bread has 3 times more vitamin B2 than pita. Italian bread has 0.292mg of vitamin B2, while pita has 0.097mg.

We used Bread, italian and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types in this comparison.

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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 19% 23% 9.7% 110% 64% 23% 44% 72% 61% 148%
Pita
Pita
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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 +110%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +10.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg
~equal in Potassium ~120mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg
~equal in Sodium ~536mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.481mg

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% 5.8% 0% 118% 67% 82% 23% 11% 0% 3% 143% 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 B1Vitamin B1 +77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +201%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +695.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~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 Italian bread Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 27.2µg 49%
Folate 191µg 24µg 42%
Iron 2.94mg 1.4mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.473mg 0.267mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.292mg 0.097mg 15%
Vitamin B3 4.381mg 2.142mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.39g 0.535g 6%
Fiber 3.2g 2.2g 4%
Fats 3.5g 1.2g 4%
Copper 0.191mg 0.168mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.812g 0.105g 2%
Carbs 50.1g 55.7g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.048mg 0.034mg 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.166g 1%
Phosphorus 103mg 97mg 1%
Sodium 550mg 536mg 1%
Manganese 0.464mg 0.481mg 1%
Calcium 78mg 86mg 1%
Protein 8.8g 9.1g 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Calories 271kcal 275kcal 0%
Net carbs 46.9g 53.5g N/A
Magnesium 27mg 26mg 0%
Potassium 110mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 3.17g N/A
Zinc 0.86mg 0.84mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.378mg 0.397mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.103mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.245mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.333mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.614mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.156mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.433mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.376mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.188mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 4% 50% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.8 g
Fats: 3.5 g
Carbs: 50.1 g
Water: 35.7 g
Other: 1.9 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 +191.7%
Contains more WaterWater +11.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.2%
~equal in Protein ~9.1g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.812 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.39 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +673.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +159.8%

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. Italian bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174913/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.