Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Baked Products
  4. Pita bread
  5. Compare
  6. Pita bread vs. Wheat

Pita bread vs. Wheat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between pita bread and wheat

  • Pita bread has more vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron; however, wheat is richer in manganese, zinc, selenium, and fiber.
  • Pita bread covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 42% more than wheat.
  • Wheat has 67 times less sodium than pita bread. Pita bread has 536mg of sodium, while wheat has 8mg.
  • Pita bread has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pita bread is 68, while the glycemic index of wheat is 50.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Wheat, KAMUT khorasan, cooked.

Infographic

Pita bread vs Wheat infographic
Infographic link

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%
Wheat
Wheat
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 2.7% 14% 66% 69% 50% 63% 1% 134% 174%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +855.6%
Contains more IronIron +48.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +23.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +119%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +114.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +17.7%

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 0% 0% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80%
Wheat
Wheat
1
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 0% 0% 4.8% 0% 24% 6.9% 43% 0% 16% 0% 0% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +25%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +530.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +990%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +872.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita bread Wheat DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.599mg 0.095mg 42%
Manganese 0.481mg 1.03mg 24%
Folate 107µg 11µg 24%
Sodium 536mg 8mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.327mg 0.03mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.632mg 2.305mg 15%
Iron 2.62mg 1.76mg 11%
Carbs 55.7g 27.6g 9%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.84mg 9%
Selenium 27.1µg 31.9µg 9%
Calcium 86mg 9mg 8%
Fiber 2.2g 4.3g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Calories 275kcal 132kcal 7%
Protein 9.1g 5.71g 7%
Phosphorus 97mg 147mg 7%
Magnesium 26mg 48mg 5%
Copper 0.168mg 0.207mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.07mg 3%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.243g 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.83g 1%
Potassium 120mg 164mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 23.3g N/A
Sugar 1.3g 3.07g N/A
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.24mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.077g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.051mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.22mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.432mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.161mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.267mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.147mg 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
Wheat
Wheat
1
6% 28% 65%
Protein: 5.71 g
Fats: 0.83 g
Carbs: 27.6 g
Water: 65.18 g
Other: 0.68 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.4%
Contains more FatsFats +44.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101.8%
Contains more OtherOther +179.4%
Contains more WaterWater +103.1%

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
Wheat
Wheat
1
19% 21% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.243 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +120.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.6%

People also compare

Pita bread
Pita bread vs Protein bread
Protein bread
Pita bread
Pita bread vs Pumpernickel bread
Pumpernickel bread
Pita bread
Pita bread vs Raisin bread
Raisin bread
Wheat
Wheat vs Flour
Flour
Wheat
Wheat vs Wild rice raw
Wild rice raw
Wheat
Wheat vs Tagliatelle
Tagliatelle

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. Wheat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169744/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.