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Pastry vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pastry and pita

  • Pastry has more iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, and vitamin B1; however, pita is richer in vitamin B5, calcium, and copper.
  • Pastry covers your daily saturated fat needs 47% more than pita.
  • Pita has 3 times less folate than pastry. Pastry has 78µg of folate, while pita has 24µg.
  • Pita contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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.
Pastry
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3% 5.4% 96% 38% 14% 26% 32% 64% 132%
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 +82.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -53.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.7%
~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.
Pastry
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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% 11% 0% 100% 65% 78% 0% 4.8% 0% 40% 59% 3.5%
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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +225%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +61.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pastry Pita DV% diff.
Fats 38.1g 1.2g 57%
Monounsaturated fat 21.597g 0.105g 54%
Selenium 24.2µg 44%
Saturated fat 9.643g 0.166g 43%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.894g 0.535g 29%
Iron 2.56mg 1.4mg 15%
Calories 551kcal 275kcal 14%
Folate 78µg 24µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.283mg 0.097mg 14%
Vitamin K 16.1µg 13%
Vitamin B3 4.168mg 2.142mg 13%
Sodium 249mg 536mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.398mg 0.267mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.397mg 8%
Calcium 10mg 86mg 8%
Copper 0.114mg 0.168mg 6%
Phosphorus 60mg 97mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Carbs 45.1g 55.7g 4%
Protein 7.3g 9.1g 4%
Zinc 0.53mg 0.84mg 3%
Fiber 1.5g 2.2g 3%
Potassium 61mg 120mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.021mg 0.034mg 1%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Net carbs 43.6g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 0.74g N/A
Manganese 0.488mg 0.481mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.085mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.196mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.272mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.508mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.142mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.129mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.362mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.308mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.156mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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7% 38% 45% 9%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 38.1 g
Carbs: 45.1 g
Water: 8.5 g
Other: 1 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 +3075%
Contains more ProteinProtein +24.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +23.5%
Contains more WaterWater +277.6%
Contains more OtherOther +90%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pastry
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27% 60% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.643 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 21.597 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.894 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 +20468.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +814.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.3%

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. Pastry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172790/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.