Pita bread vs. Cornbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pita bread and cornbread

Pita bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, manganese, and copper; however, cornbread has more phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for phosphorus for cornbread is 42% higher.
Cornbread has 3 times less vitamin B1 than pita bread. Pita bread has 0.599mg of vitamin B1, while cornbread has 0.19mg.
Pita bread is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Bread, cornbread, dry mix, prepared with 2% milk, 80% margarine, and eggs.

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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.

Pita bread

Cornbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+52.9%
Contains more IronIron	+41.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+130.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+25.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-10.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+116.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+211.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+10.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+303.1%

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.

Pita bread

Cornbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+215.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+131.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+94.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+70%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1750%
Contains more CholineCholine	+302.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	97mg	391mg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.19mg	34%
Selenium	27.1µg	8.7µg	33%
Cholesterol	0mg	57mg	19%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	2.004mg	16%
Saturated fat	0.166g	3.732g	16%
Starch		35.66g	15%
Folate	107µg	55µg	13%
Fats	1.2g	9.58g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.175mg	12%
Copper	0.168mg	0.073mg	11%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.222mg	11%
Iron	2.62mg	1.85mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.23µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	1.963g	10%
Choline	14.6mg	58.7mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	3.494g	8%
Calcium	86mg	135mg	5%
Protein	9.1g	6.59g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.085mg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	35µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.579mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	3.7µg	3%
Calories	275kcal	330kcal	3%
Sodium	536mg	599mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.67mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	17mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.51mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Carbs	55.7g	54.46g	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	52.16g	N/A
Potassium	120mg	133mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	16.05g	N/A
Fiber	2.2g	2.3g	0%
Trans fat		0.224g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.059mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.226mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.265mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.658mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.324mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.157mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.343mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.334mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.167mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.076g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.043g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.726g	N/A