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Olive vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between olive and pita?

  • Olive is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin A, yet pita is richer in vitamin B1, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Olive's daily need coverage for iron is 24% higher.
  • Pita contains less sodium.

We used Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) 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.
Olive
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
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 +135.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1400%
Contains more ZincZinc +281.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2305%
~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.
Olive
5
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Pita
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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 KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5689.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Olive Pita DV% diff.
Iron 3.3mg 1.4mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.003mg 0.267mg 22%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.481mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 7.888g 0.105g 19%
Protein 0.84g 9.1g 17%
Carbs 6.26g 55.7g 16%
Fats 10.68g 1.2g 15%
Phosphorus 3mg 97mg 13%
Vitamin B3 0.037mg 2.142mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Copper 0.251mg 0.168mg 9%
Sodium 735mg 536mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.015mg 0.397mg 8%
Calories 115kcal 275kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.097mg 7%
Zinc 0.22mg 0.84mg 6%
Folate 0µg 24µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.415g 0.166g 6%
Magnesium 4mg 26mg 5%
Fiber 3.2g 2.2g 4%
Potassium 8mg 120mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.911g 0.535g 3%
Vitamin A 20µg 0µg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.009mg 0.034mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.06g 53.5g N/A
Calcium 88mg 86mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.026mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.031mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.05mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.032mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.012mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.029mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.038mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Pita
2
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 +790%
Contains more WaterWater +149.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +983.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +789.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Pita
1
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 +7412.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%

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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.