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Pita vs. Arugula — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pita and arugula

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, copper, and manganese; however, arugula has more vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, and potassium.
  • Arugula's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 47% more.
  • Pita has 20 times more sodium than arugula. Pita has 536mg of sodium, while arugula has 27mg.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than arugula.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Arugula, raw.

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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 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +78.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +80.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +207.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95%
~equal in Iron ~1.46mg

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 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +506.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +304.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Arugula DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 91%
Sodium 536mg 27mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.044mg 19%
Folate 24µg 97µg 18%
Vitamin C 0mg 15mg 17%
Carbs 55.7g 3.65g 17%
Protein 9.1g 2.58g 13%
Vitamin A 0µg 119µg 13%
Calories 275kcal 25kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.305mg 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.076mg 10%
Potassium 120mg 369mg 7%
Calcium 86mg 160mg 7%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.321mg 7%
Phosphorus 97mg 52mg 6%
Magnesium 26mg 47mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.073mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.47mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 3%
Choline 15.3mg 3%
Fiber 2.2g 1.6g 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.66g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.319g 1%
Iron 1.4mg 1.46mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.437mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.086mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 2.05g N/A
Sugar 2.05g N/A
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.086g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.049g 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%

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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +252.7%
Contains more FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1426%
Contains more OtherOther +35.7%
Contains more WaterWater +185.7%

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
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +67.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.2%

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. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/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.