Pita bread vs. Crouton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pita bread and crouton

The amount of selenium, iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat in crouton is higher than in pita bread.
Crouton covers your daily need for selenium, 19% more than pita bread.
The amount of sodium in pita bread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, pita, white, enriched and Croutons, plain.

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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

Crouton

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+13.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+19.2%
Contains more IronIron	+55.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.4%

~equal in Potassium ~124mg

~equal in Copper ~0.163mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.89mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.5mg

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

Crouton

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+23.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.623mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.429mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	27.1µg	37.5µg	19%
Iron	2.62mg	4.08mg	18%
Fiber	2.2g	5.1g	12%
Fats	1.2g	6.6g	8%
Calories	275kcal	407kcal	7%
Sodium	536mg	698mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	3.059g	7%
Carbs	55.7g	73.5g	6%
Saturated fat	0.166g	1.51g	6%
Folate	107µg	132µg	6%
Protein	9.1g	11.9g	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	1.273g	5%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	5.439mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.272mg	4%
Phosphorus	97mg	115mg	3%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.623mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.026mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	31mg	1%
Calcium	86mg	76mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.429mg	1%
Copper	0.168mg	0.163mg	1%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.5mg	1%
Net carbs	53.5g	68.4g	N/A
Potassium	120mg	124mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g		N/A
Zinc	0.84mg	0.89mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.14mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.337mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.456mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.832mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.278mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.586mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.514mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.255mg	0%