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Pita vs. Angel food cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and angel food cake different?

  • Pita is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, iron, copper, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, angel food cake is richer in phosphorus, vitamin B2, and calcium.
  • Daily need coverage for phosphorus for angel food cake is 32% higher.
  • Pita contains 12 times more zinc than angel food cake. While pita contains 0.84mg of zinc, angel food cake contains only 0.07mg.
  • Pita has less sodium.

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Cake, angelfood, commercially prepared are the varieties 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.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 42% 8.2% 20% 26% 1.9% 139% 98% 11% 40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +465.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +234%

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.
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
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% 0% 0% 26% 113% 17% 12% 7.2% 7.5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +161.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +142.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +406.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.031mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Angel food cake DV% diff.
Phosphorus 97mg 324mg 32%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.491mg 30%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.085mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.102mg 14%
Selenium 7.3µg 13%
Iron 1.4mg 0.52mg 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.078mg 10%
Sodium 536mg 749mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.883mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.07mg 7%
Protein 9.1g 5.9g 6%
Calcium 86mg 140mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.198mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 12mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Folate 24µg 35µg 3%
Fiber 2.2g 1.5g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.367g 1%
Calories 275kcal 258kcal 1%
Potassium 120mg 93mg 1%
Carbs 55.7g 57.8g 1%
Fats 1.2g 0.8g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 56.3g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.031mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.121g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.071g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.075mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.248mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.312mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.481mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.364mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.334mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.354mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.131mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
6% 58% 33% 2%
Protein: 5.9 g
Fats: 0.8 g
Carbs: 57.8 g
Water: 33.2 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +54.2%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
~equal in Carbs ~57.8g
~equal in Water ~33.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
22% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.121 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.071 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.367 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +47.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +45.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -27.1%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/nutrients
  2. Angel food cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172694/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.