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Pita bread vs. Saltine cracker — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita bread and saltine cracker different?

  • Pita bread is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, and calcium, while saltine cracker is higher in iron, vitamin B2, manganese, and vitamin B3.
  • Saltine cracker covers your daily need for iron, 64% more than pita bread.
  • Pita bread contains 4 times more calcium than saltine cracker. Pita bread contains 86mg of calcium, while saltine cracker contains 22mg.
  • Pita bread is lower in sodium.

Bread, pita, white, enriched and Crackers, saltines, fat-free, low-sodium types were used in this article.

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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% 6.6% 10% 290% 48% 26% 48% 111% 83% 117%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +290.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +15.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -36.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +26.6%
Contains more IronIron +194.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +11.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.4%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg
~equal in Potassium ~115mg

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% 2.4% 0% 130% 136% 107% 23% 20% 0% 12% 93% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2350%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +34.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.39mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Saltine cracker DV% diff.
Iron 2.62mg 7.72mg 64%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.59mg 20%
Sodium 536mg 849mg 14%
Selenium 27.1µg 21.4µg 10%
Carbs 55.7g 82.3g 9%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 5.714mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0.518mg 7%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.637mg 7%
Calories 275kcal 393kcal 6%
Calcium 86mg 22mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 4.9µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.085mg 4%
Folate 107µg 124µg 4%
Copper 0.168mg 0.145mg 3%
Protein 9.1g 10.5g 3%
Phosphorus 97mg 113mg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 2.7g 2%
Choline 14.6mg 19.6mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.94mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.12mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.6g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.685g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 79.6g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 26mg 0%
Potassium 120mg 115mg 0%
Sugar 1.3g 0.38g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.39mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.244g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.142g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.287mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.378mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.716mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.29mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.18mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.514mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.439mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.224mg 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
11% 82% 3% 2%
Protein: 10.5 g
Fats: 1.6 g
Carbs: 82.3 g
Water: 3.4 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more WaterWater +844.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.8%
Contains more OtherOther +15.8%

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
23% 13% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.244 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.142 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.685 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28%

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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. Saltine cracker - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175068/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.