Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Pita vs. Cardamom — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are pita and cardamom different?

  • Cardamom has more manganese, iron, fiber, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium, copper, and vitamin C than pita.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for cardamom is 1196% higher.
  • Pita contains 30 times more sodium than cardamom. While pita contains 536mg of sodium, cardamom contains only 18mg.
  • Cardamom has a lower glycemic index (0) than pita (68).

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Spices, cardamom are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Pita vs Cardamom infographic
Infographic link

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
0
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 164% 115% 99% 524% 128% 204% 76% 2.3% 3652% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +780.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +345.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +832.5%
Contains more IronIron +897.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +128%
Contains more ZincZinc +789.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5721.2%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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
4
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 70% 0% 0% 0% 50% 42% 21% 0% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +576.5%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Cardamom DV% diff.
Manganese 0.481mg 28mg 1196%
Iron 1.4mg 13.97mg 157%
Fiber 2.2g 28g 103%
Zinc 0.84mg 7.47mg 60%
Magnesium 26mg 229mg 48%
Calcium 86mg 383mg 30%
Potassium 120mg 1119mg 29%
Copper 0.168mg 0.383mg 24%
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Sodium 536mg 18mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.23mg 15%
Phosphorus 97mg 178mg 12%
Fats 1.2g 6.7g 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 1.102mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.182mg 7%
Folate 24µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.198mg 6%
Carbs 55.7g 68.47g 4%
Protein 9.1g 10.76g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.87g 2%
Calories 275kcal 311kcal 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.68g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.43g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 40.47g N/A
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
1
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
11% 7% 68% 8% 6%
Protein: 10.76 g
Fats: 6.7 g
Carbs: 68.47 g
Water: 8.28 g
Other: 5.79 g
Contains more WaterWater +287.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
Contains more FatsFats +458.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.9%
Contains more OtherOther +204.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
2
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
34% 44% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.68 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.87 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.43 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -75.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +24.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +728.6%

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. Cardamom - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170919/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.