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Pita bread vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pita bread and baking powder

  • Pita bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, and manganese; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily calcium needs 579% more than pita bread.
  • Pita bread contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of pita bread is 68.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate.

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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 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +500%
Contains more CopperCopper +1580%
Contains more ZincZinc +8300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4272.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13450%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6732.6%
Contains more IronIron +320.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2158.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

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% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 86mg 5876mg 579%
Sodium 536mg 10600mg 438%
Phosphorus 97mg 2191mg 299%
Iron 2.62mg 11.02mg 105%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0mg 50%
Selenium 27.1µg 0.2µg 49%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 0mg 29%
Folate 107µg 0µg 27%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0mg 25%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.011mg 20%
Protein 9.1g 0g 18%
Copper 0.168mg 0.01mg 18%
Calories 275kcal 53kcal 11%
Carbs 55.7g 27.7g 9%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.01mg 8%
Fiber 2.2g 0.2g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 120mg 20mg 3%
Fats 1.2g 0g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 27.5g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 27mg 0%
Sugar 1.3g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.1%
Contains more WaterWater +542%
Contains more OtherOther +3442.1%

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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. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/nutrients
  2. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.