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Mustard vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mustard and pita different?

  • Mustard is higher in fiber, magnesium, and monounsaturated fat; however, pita is richer in copper, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for mustard is 25% higher.
  • Mustard contains 21 times more monounsaturated fat than pita. While mustard contains 2.182g of monounsaturated fat, pita contains only 0.105g.
  • Pita has less sodium.
  • Mustard has a lower glycemic index (32) than pita (68).

Mustard, prepared, yellow 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 34% 19% 13% 60% 25% 17% 46% 144% 55% 183%
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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 +84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +26.7%
Contains more IronIron +15%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +127%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -51.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14%

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 1% 1.7% 7.2% 0% 44% 16% 11% 15% 16% 0% 3.5% 5.3% 12%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +56.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mustard Pita DV% diff.
Selenium 33.5µg 61%
Sodium 1104mg 536mg 25%
Carbs 5.83g 55.7g 17%
Calories 60kcal 275kcal 11%
Protein 3.74g 9.1g 11%
Copper 0.074mg 0.168mg 10%
Vitamin B3 0.565mg 2.142mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.177mg 0.267mg 8%
Fiber 4g 2.2g 7%
Magnesium 48mg 26mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.182g 0.105g 5%
Folate 7µg 24µg 4%
Choline 22.4mg 4%
Iron 1.61mg 1.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.07mg 0.034mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.254mg 0.397mg 3%
Fats 3.34g 1.2g 3%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.481mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.774g 0.535g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.07mg 0.097mg 2%
Calcium 63mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Phosphorus 108mg 97mg 2%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.84mg 2%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Potassium 152mg 120mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 1.83g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 0.92g N/A
Starch 0.64g 0%
Trans fat 0.009g N/A
Saturated fat 0.214g 0.166g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.167mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.292mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.264mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.161mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.189mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.119mg 0.195mg 0%
Fructose 0.23g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.373g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.358g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 3% 6% 84% 3%
Protein: 3.74 g
Fats: 3.34 g
Carbs: 5.83 g
Water: 83.72 g
Other: 3.37 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 +178.3%
Contains more WaterWater +160.8%
Contains more OtherOther +77.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +143.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +855.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 69% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.214 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.182 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.774 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 +1978.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +44.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -22.4%

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. Mustard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172234/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.