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Pie crust vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pie crust and pita

  • Pie crust has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B2; however, pita is higher in copper and manganese.
  • Pie crust covers your daily saturated fat needs 39% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 4 times less folate than pie crust. Pie crust contains 104µg of folate, while pita contains 24µg.
  • Pita has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pie crust, standard-type, dry mix 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 18% 5.6% 83% 25% 11% 37% 98% 41% 125%
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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 +58.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +73.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +41%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +124%
Contains more ZincZinc +110%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.7%

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% 0% 0% 0% 98% 49% 51% 16% 15% 0% 0% 78% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +119.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +88.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pie crust Pita DV% diff.
Fats 31.4g 1.2g 46%
Monounsaturated fat 17.887g 0.105g 44%
Selenium 22.9µg 42%
Saturated fat 7.974g 0.166g 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.968g 0.535g 23%
Folate 104µg 24µg 20%
Calories 518kcal 275kcal 12%
Vitamin B1 0.392mg 0.267mg 10%
Iron 2.22mg 1.4mg 10%
Copper 0.075mg 0.168mg 10%
Sodium 753mg 536mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.213mg 0.097mg 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Manganese 0.315mg 0.481mg 7%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.84mg 4%
Protein 6.9g 9.1g 4%
Vitamin B3 2.727mg 2.142mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.268mg 0.397mg 3%
Calcium 61mg 86mg 3%
Magnesium 15mg 26mg 3%
Phosphorus 86mg 97mg 2%
Potassium 64mg 120mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.034mg 2%
Carbs 52.1g 55.7g 1%
Net carbs 52.1g 53.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.08mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.255mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.476mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.133mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.121mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.339mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.289mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.146mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 31% 52% 8% 2%
Protein: 6.9 g
Fats: 31.4 g
Carbs: 52.1 g
Water: 7.6 g
Other: 2 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 +2516.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +31.9%
Contains more WaterWater +322.4%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g
~equal in Other ~1.9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 60% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.974 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.887 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.968 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 +16935.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +641.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

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. Pie crust - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175022/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.