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Pita bread vs. Waffle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita bread and waffle different?

  • Pita bread is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, and copper, while waffle is higher in selenium, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B12.
  • Waffle covers your daily need for selenium, 35% more than pita bread.
  • Pita bread contains 3 times more copper than waffle. Pita bread contains 0.168mg of copper, while waffle contains 0.062mg.
  • Pita bread is lower in saturated fat.

Bread, pita, white, enriched and Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 77% 14% 87% 21% 19% 81% 67% 35% 252%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.8%
Contains more IronIron +13.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +171%
Contains more ZincZinc +23.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +196.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +32.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +70.5%
~equal in Sodium ~511mg

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%
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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 1.3% 22% 0% 0% 66% 80% 39% 29% 13% 31% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +127.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +123.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +132.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.347mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Waffle DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 6.785g 42%
Selenium 27.1µg 46.2µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0.263mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 69mg 23%
Fats 1.2g 14.1g 20%
Calcium 86mg 255mg 17%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 2.073mg 16%
Folate 107µg 46µg 15%
Phosphorus 97mg 190mg 13%
Copper 0.168mg 0.062mg 12%
Saturated fat 0.166g 2.866g 12%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.25µg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.265mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 3.521g 9%
Carbs 55.7g 32.9g 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 65µg 7%
Iron 2.62mg 2.31mg 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Protein 9.1g 7.9g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.347mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.056mg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.485mg 2%
Calories 275kcal 291kcal 1%
Sodium 536mg 511mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.68mg 1%
Potassium 120mg 159mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.4mg 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 32.9g N/A
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.362mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.63mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.179mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.395mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.409mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.187mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.006g 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
Waffle
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8% 14% 33% 42% 3%
Protein: 7.9 g
Fats: 14.1 g
Carbs: 32.9 g
Water: 42 g
Other: 3.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +69.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1075%
Contains more WaterWater +30.8%
Contains more OtherOther +63.2%

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
Waffle
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22% 27% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.866 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.521 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 6.785 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3253.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1168.2%

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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. Waffle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175039/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.