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Pita bread vs. French bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pita bread and french bread

  • Pita bread is higher in vitamin B1; however, french bread is richer in iron and folate.
  • French bread's daily need coverage for iron is 16% higher.
  • Pita bread has 2 times more calcium than french bread. While pita bread has 86mg of calcium, french bread has only 47mg.
  • Pita bread has less sodium.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Bread, french or vienna, toasted (includes sourdough).

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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 22% 14% 12% 145% 50% 29% 54% 94% 75% 162%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +83%
Contains more CopperCopper +12%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +19.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains more IronIron +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +25%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +29.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +19.1%
~equal in Selenium ~29.7µg

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 0.67% 0% 3.8% 0% 107% 85% 101% 37% 22% 0% 1.3% 105% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +182.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +150%
Contains more FolateFolate +30.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +19.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread French bread DV% diff.
Iron 2.62mg 3.87mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0.427mg 14%
Folate 107µg 140µg 8%
Protein 9.1g 13g 8%
Sodium 536mg 720mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.096mg 5%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 5.38mg 5%
Selenium 27.1µg 29.7µg 5%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.573mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.616mg 4%
Calcium 86mg 47mg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 3.1g 4%
Phosphorus 97mg 126mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.37mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.83g 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.502g 2%
Calories 275kcal 319kcal 2%
Carbs 55.7g 61.93g 2%
Copper 0.168mg 0.15mg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.05mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.19mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 2.14g 1%
Choline 14.6mg 17.5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.386g 1%
Magnesium 26mg 31mg 1%
Potassium 120mg 140mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 58.83g N/A
Sugar 1.3g 3.59g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0.5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.134mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.316mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.416mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.762mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.168mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.543mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.476mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.234mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.05g N/A

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
13% 2% 62% 21% 2%
Protein: 13 g
Fats: 2.14 g
Carbs: 61.93 g
Water: 20.61 g
Other: 2.32 g
Contains more WaterWater +55.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.9%
Contains more FatsFats +78.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +11.2%
Contains more OtherOther +22.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
29% 22% 48%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.502 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.386 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.83 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +267.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.1%

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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. French bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174911/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.