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Multigrain bread vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are multigrain bread and pita different?

  • Multigrain bread has more manganese, fiber, phosphorus, vitamin B6, iron, copper, vitamin B3, magnesium, folate, and zinc than pita.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for multigrain bread is 75% higher.
  • Multigrain bread contains 8 times more vitamin B6 than pita. While multigrain bread contains 0.286mg of vitamin B6, pita contains only 0.034mg.

Bread, multi-grain, toasted (includes whole-grain) and Bread, pita, white, unenriched are the varieties 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 61% 33% 22% 102% 102% 50% 106% 54% 287% 195%
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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 +226.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +108.3%
Contains more IronIron +94.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +82.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +120.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +154.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +357.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 0.33% 0% 8% 0% 61% 33% 82% 22% 66% 0% 3.8% 53% 16%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +46.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +741.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +191.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.267mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Multigrain bread Pita DV% diff.
Manganese 2.201mg 0.481mg 75%
Selenium 35.8µg 65%
Fiber 8.1g 2.2g 24%
Phosphorus 247mg 97mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.286mg 0.034mg 19%
Iron 2.72mg 1.4mg 17%
Copper 0.307mg 0.168mg 15%
Magnesium 85mg 26mg 14%
Vitamin B3 4.394mg 2.142mg 14%
Folate 70µg 24µg 12%
Protein 14.52g 9.1g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.035g 0.535g 10%
Zinc 1.85mg 0.84mg 9%
Choline 28.8mg 5%
Sodium 414mg 536mg 5%
Fats 4.6g 1.2g 5%
Potassium 250mg 120mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.948g 0.166g 4%
Fructose 2.67g 3%
Vitamin B2 0.142mg 0.097mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.4mg 3%
Calcium 111mg 86mg 3%
Carbs 47.11g 55.7g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.243mg 0.267mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.826g 0.105g 2%
Calories 288kcal 275kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.5µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.365mg 0.397mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 39.01g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 6.94g N/A
Tryptophan 0.135mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.294mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.351mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.604mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.314mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.15mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.421mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.432mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.215mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 5% 47% 31% 2%
Protein: 14.52 g
Fats: 4.6 g
Carbs: 47.11 g
Water: 31.46 g
Other: 2.31 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 ProteinProtein +59.6%
Contains more FatsFats +283.3%
Contains more OtherOther +21.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.2%
~equal in Water ~32.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
25% 22% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.948 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.826 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.035 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +686.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +280.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%

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. Multigrain bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174914/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.