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Pita vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pita and coconut?

  • Pita is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and calcium, yet coconut is higher in manganese, copper, fiber, iron, and potassium.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
  • Pita has 27 times more sodium than coconut. While pita has 536mg of sodium, coconut has only 20mg.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Nuts, coconut meat, raw types 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.
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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 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +514.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +196.7%
Contains more IronIron +73.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +158.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +31%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +211.9%

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.
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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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +304.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +385%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +296.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +32.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~26µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.166g 29.698g 134%
Fats 1.2g 33.49g 50%
Manganese 0.481mg 1.5mg 44%
Copper 0.168mg 0.435mg 30%
Fiber 2.2g 9g 27%
Sodium 536mg 20mg 22%
Selenium 10.1µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.066mg 17%
Carbs 55.7g 15.23g 13%
Iron 1.4mg 2.43mg 13%
Protein 9.1g 3.33g 12%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.54mg 10%
Calcium 86mg 14mg 7%
Potassium 120mg 356mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.02mg 6%
Calories 275kcal 354kcal 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 3.3mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 1.425g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.054mg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 113mg 2%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.24mg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.3mg 2%
Folate 24µg 26µg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 32mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.366g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 6.23g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.077mg 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% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +173.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.7%
Contains more OtherOther +97.9%
Contains more FatsFats +2690.8%
Contains more WaterWater +46.4%

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
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1257.1%

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. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.