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Pita vs. Chinese cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and Chinese cabbage different?

  • Pita is higher in vitamin B1, copper, manganese, vitamin B3, and phosphorus; however, Chinese cabbage is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin A for Chinese cabbage is 89% higher.
  • Pita contains 8 times more sodium than Chinese cabbage. While pita contains 536mg of sodium, Chinese cabbage contains only 65mg.
  • Chinese cabbage has a lower glycemic index (32) than pita (68).

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw 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.
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 14% 32% 22% 30% 7% 5.2% 16% 8.5% 21% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.8%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +700%
Contains more ZincZinc +342.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +202.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.9%

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
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 150% 74% 1.8% 0% 10% 16% 9.4% 5.3% 45% 0% 114% 50% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +328.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +351.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +470.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +175%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Chinese cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 45mg 50%
Vitamin K 45.5µg 38%
Vitamin A 0µg 223µg 25%
Sodium 536mg 65mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.04mg 19%
Carbs 55.7g 2.18g 18%
Copper 0.168mg 0.021mg 16%
Protein 9.1g 1.5g 15%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.159mg 14%
Calories 275kcal 13kcal 13%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.194mg 12%
Folate 24µg 66µg 11%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.5mg 10%
Phosphorus 97mg 37mg 9%
Iron 1.4mg 0.8mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.19mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.088mg 6%
Fiber 2.2g 1g 5%
Potassium 120mg 252mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.096g 3%
Fats 1.2g 0.2g 2%
Calcium 86mg 105mg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 19mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.07mg 2%
Choline 6.4mg 1%
Selenium 0.5µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.027g 1%
Vitamin E 0.09mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 1.18g N/A
Sugar 1.18g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.015mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.049mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.085mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.088mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.044mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.066mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.026mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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
2% 95%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 2.18 g
Water: 95.32 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +506.7%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2455%
Contains more OtherOther +137.5%
Contains more WaterWater +196.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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
20% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.096 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +600%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +457.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%

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. Chinese cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170390/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.