Pita bread vs. Crackers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pita bread and crackers

Pita bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, and copper; however, crackers are richer in vitamin K, phosphorus, vitamin E, iron, and vitamin B2.
Crackers cover your daily vitamin K needs 58% more than pita bread.
Crackers have 4 times less selenium than pita bread. Pita bread has 27.1µg of selenium, while crackers have 6.7µg.
Pita bread contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Crackers, standard snack-type, regular.

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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

Crackers

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+44.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+61.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+304.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+39.5%
Contains more IronIron	+53.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+155.7%

~equal in Potassium ~118mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.491mg

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

Crackers

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+44%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+52.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+910%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+85.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+34550%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.352mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.417mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	13.137g	84%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	69.3µg	58%
Fats	1.2g	26.43g	39%
Selenium	27.1µg	6.7µg	37%
Saturated fat	0.166g	5.562g	25%
Phosphorus	97mg	248mg	22%
Starch		49.69g	20%
Iron	2.62mg	4.03mg	18%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	3.03mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	6.553g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.416mg	15%
Calories	275kcal	510kcal	12%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.456mg	10%
Sodium	536mg	726mg	8%
Copper	0.168mg	0.104mg	7%
Protein	9.1g	6.64g	5%
Folate	107µg	92µg	4%
Calcium	86mg	120mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.49mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	18mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	4.352mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.063mg	2%
Carbs	55.7g	61.3g	2%
Choline	14.6mg	9.6mg	1%
Net carbs	53.5g	59g	N/A
Potassium	120mg	118mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	8.18g	N/A
Fiber	2.2g	2.3g	0%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.491mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.417mg	0%
Trans fat		1.076g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.084mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.193mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.246mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.471mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.103mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.112mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.331mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.294mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.145mg	0%
Fructose		0.29g	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		1.485g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.062g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		11.48g	N/A