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Pita vs. Gumdrop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and gumdrop different?

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, iron, fiber, calcium, and vitamin B5 than gumdrop.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pita is 22% higher.
  • Pita contains 214 times more vitamin B3 than gumdrop. While pita contains 2.142mg of vitamin B3, gumdrop contains only 0.01mg.
  • Gumdrop has less sodium.

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces 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 0.71% 0.9% 0.44% 15% 4% 0% 0.43% 5.7% 1.3% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2766.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +2300%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +1300%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +9600%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4710%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%

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% 0% 0% 0% 1.5% 3% 0.19% 0.72% 1.2% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +646.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21320%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3208.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +580%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Gumdrop DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.006mg 22%
Sodium 536mg 44mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.01mg 20%
Protein 9.1g 0g 18%
Copper 0.168mg 0.012mg 17%
Carbs 55.7g 98.9g 14%
Phosphorus 97mg 1mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.01mg 13%
Iron 1.4mg 0.4mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.012mg 8%
Calcium 86mg 3mg 8%
Fiber 2.2g 0.1g 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0mg 8%
Folate 24µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.013mg 6%
Calories 275kcal 396kcal 6%
Magnesium 26mg 1mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0g 4%
Potassium 120mg 5mg 3%
Fats 1.2g 0g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.005mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0g 1%
Selenium 0.8µg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 98.8g N/A
Sugar 58.97g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0g 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
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
99%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 98.9 g
Water: 1 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +3110%
Contains more OtherOther +1800%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.6%

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. Gumdrop - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167989/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.