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

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Significant differences between pita bread and white bread

Pita bread has more selenium, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, white bread is richer in iron, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat.
White bread covers your daily iron needs 12% more than pita bread.
White bread has 2 times less copper than pita bread. Pita bread has 0.168mg of copper, while white bread has 0.101mg.
Pita bread contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs).

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pita bread

White bread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.4%
Contains more IronIron	+37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%

~equal in Potassium ~126mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~98mg

~equal in Sodium ~490mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Pita bread

White bread

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.6%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.78mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

~equal in Folate ~111µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Starch		37.17g	15%
Iron	2.62mg	3.61mg	12%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.166g	10%
Selenium	27.1µg	22µg	9%
Copper	0.168mg	0.101mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	1.602g	7%
Calcium	86mg	144mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.533mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.243mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.087mg	4%
Fats	1.2g	3.33g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.536mg	3%
Fructose		2.43g	3%
Carbs	55.7g	49.42g	2%
Fiber	2.2g	2.7g	2%
Sodium	536mg	490mg	2%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.536mg	2%
Saturated fat	0.166g	0.698g	2%
Protein	9.1g	8.85g	1%
Magnesium	26mg	23mg	1%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.74mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.22mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	4.78mg	1%
Folate	107µg	111µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	0.599g	1%
Calories	275kcal	266kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	301kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	38g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	3.2	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	46.72g	N/A
Potassium	120mg	126mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	5.67g	N/A
Phosphorus	97mg	98mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat		0.027g	N/A
Choline	14.6mg	14.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.105mg		0%
Threonine	0.257mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg		0%
Leucine	0.634mg		0%
Lysine	0.219mg		0%
Methionine	0.16mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg		0%
Valine	0.394mg		0%
Histidine	0.195mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A