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Pita vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pita and cookie dough

  • Pita has more copper and calcium; however, cookie dough is higher in manganese, iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Cookie dough covers your daily saturated fat needs 23% more than pita.
  • Cookie dough contains 3 times less calcium than pita. Pita contains 86mg of calcium, while cookie dough contains 31mg.
  • Cookie dough has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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 20% 9.3% 13% 80% 37% 17% 45% 38% 100% 50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more IronIron +52.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +59%
~equal in Magnesium ~28mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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 0% 1.3% 0% 0% 59% 34% 35% 22% 9.5% 5% 0% 26% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +52.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +45.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Cookie dough DV% diff.
Fats 1.2g 18.9g 27%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 10.531g 26%
Saturated fat 0.166g 4.751g 21%
Selenium 9.1µg 17%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 2.592g 14%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.765mg 12%
Sodium 536mg 294mg 11%
Iron 1.4mg 2.14mg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 24mg 8%
Calories 275kcal 424kcal 7%
Protein 9.1g 5.4g 7%
Calcium 86mg 31mg 6%
Copper 0.168mg 0.11mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.148mg 4%
Folate 24µg 35µg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.234mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.64mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.04µg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 1.865mg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 104mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.041mg 1%
Carbs 55.7g 59.1g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.372mg 1%
Potassium 120mg 147mg 1%
Fiber 2.2g 2.5g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 56.6g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 28mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.088mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.227mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.414mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.257mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.122mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.278mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.125mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g N/A

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
5% 19% 59% 15%
Protein: 5.4 g
Fats: 18.9 g
Carbs: 59.1 g
Water: 15.3 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +68.5%
Contains more WaterWater +109.8%
Contains more OtherOther +46.2%
Contains more FatsFats +1475%
~equal in Carbs ~59.1g

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
27% 59% 15%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.751 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.531 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.592 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9929.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +384.5%

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. Cookie dough - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174961/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.