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Pancake vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pancake and pita bread

  • Pancake has more calcium; however, pita bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, copper, manganese, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pita bread is 33% higher.

Food types used in this article are Pancakes, plain, prepared from recipe and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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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 11% 66% 12% 68% 16% 15% 68% 57% 26% 81%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +154.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more IronIron +45.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +242.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +140.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +81.9%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg

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% 18% 0% 0% 50% 65% 29% 24% 11% 28% 0% 29% 0%
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% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +198%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +181.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pancake Pita bread DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.201mg 0.599mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.447g 0.535g 26%
Selenium 14.9µg 27.1µg 22%
Cholesterol 59mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B3 1.567mg 4.632mg 19%
Folate 38µg 107µg 17%
Calcium 219mg 86mg 13%
Copper 0.049mg 0.168mg 13%
Fats 9.7g 1.2g 13%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.481mg 12%
Iron 1.8mg 2.62mg 10%
Carbs 28.3g 55.7g 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Saturated fat 2.122g 0.166g 9%
Phosphorus 159mg 97mg 9%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 2.474g 0.105g 6%
Vitamin A 54µg 0µg 6%
Protein 6.4g 9.1g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.327mg 4%
Sodium 439mg 536mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Zinc 0.56mg 0.84mg 3%
Calories 227kcal 275kcal 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.034mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 28.3g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 132mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.405mg 0.397mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.237mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.297mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.513mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.321mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.147mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.319mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.335mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.152mg 0.195mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 10% 28% 53% 3%
Protein: 6.4 g
Fats: 9.7 g
Carbs: 28.3 g
Water: 52.9 g
Other: 2.7 g
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 +708.3%
Contains more WaterWater +64.8%
Contains more OtherOther +42.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +96.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.122 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.474 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.447 g
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 +2256.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +731.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.2%

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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. Pancake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175009/nutrients
  2. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.