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Pita vs. Wheat Bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and wheat Bread different?

  • Wheat Bread is higher than pita in manganese, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, and calcium.
  • Wheat Bread covers your daily need for manganese, 39% more than pita.

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Bread, wheat, toasted 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.
Pita
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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 42% 50% 20% 153% 66% 40% 81% 78% 180% 182%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +126.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +85.8%
Contains more IronIron +192.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +93.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +186.3%

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.
Pita
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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 0.67% 0% 4.8% 0% 110% 88% 117% 27% 35% 0% 14% 65% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +293.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +191.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350%
Contains more FolateFolate +258.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Wheat Bread DV% diff.
Selenium 33.4µg 61%
Manganese 0.481mg 1.377mg 39%
Iron 1.4mg 4.09mg 34%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 6.25mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.382mg 22%
Folate 24µg 86µg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.439mg 14%
Phosphorus 97mg 188mg 13%
Fiber 2.2g 4.7g 10%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.153mg 9%
Calcium 86mg 165mg 8%
Magnesium 26mg 59mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 1.72g 8%
Protein 9.1g 12.96g 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.47mg 6%
Fats 1.2g 4.27g 5%
Vitamin K 5.7µg 5%
Choline 22.1mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.989g 4%
Potassium 120mg 223mg 3%
Copper 0.168mg 0.198mg 3%
Sodium 536mg 601mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 1.019g 2%
Calories 275kcal 313kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.456mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.2mg 0%
Carbs 55.7g 55.77g 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 51.07g N/A
Sugar 6.42g N/A
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.092mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.299mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.258mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.461mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.215mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.315mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.31mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.15mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.161g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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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
13% 4% 56% 24% 3%
Protein: 12.96 g
Fats: 4.27 g
Carbs: 55.77 g
Water: 24.23 g
Other: 2.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +32.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.4%
Contains more FatsFats +255.8%
Contains more OtherOther +45.8%
~equal in Carbs ~55.77g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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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
27% 27% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.989 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.019 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.72 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +870.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +221.5%

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. Wheat Bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172687/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.