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Pita vs. Eggplant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pita and eggplant

  • Eggplant has less vitamin B1, iron, manganese, phosphorus, copper, vitamin B3, calcium, and zinc.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for sodium is 23% more.
  • Pita has 10 times more calcium than eggplant. Pita has 86mg of calcium, while eggplant has 9mg.
  • Eggplant is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than eggplant.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Eggplant, raw.

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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 10% 2.7% 20% 8.6% 27% 4.4% 10% 0.26% 30% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +855.6%
Contains more IronIron +508.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +425%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +304.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +107.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +90.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%

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 7.3% 0.33% 6% 0% 9.8% 8.5% 12% 17% 19% 0% 8.8% 17% 3.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +584.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +162.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +230%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +147.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~22µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Eggplant DV% diff.
Sodium 536mg 2mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.039mg 19%
Carbs 55.7g 5.88g 17%
Protein 9.1g 0.98g 16%
Iron 1.4mg 0.23mg 15%
Calories 275kcal 25kcal 13%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.232mg 11%
Phosphorus 97mg 24mg 10%
Copper 0.168mg 0.081mg 10%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.649mg 9%
Calcium 86mg 9mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.16mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.037mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.084mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 14mg 3%
Potassium 120mg 229mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.076g 3%
Vitamin K 3.5µg 3%
Fiber 2.2g 3g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.281mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.18g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Fructose 1.54g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Folate 24µg 22µg 1%
Choline 6.9mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.034g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 2.88g N/A
Sugar 3.53g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.037mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.045mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.064mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.023mg 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
6% 92%
Protein: 0.98 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 5.88 g
Water: 92.3 g
Other: 0.66 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +828.6%
Contains more FatsFats +566.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +847.3%
Contains more OtherOther +187.9%
Contains more WaterWater +187.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
27% 13% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.034 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +556.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +603.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%

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. Eggplant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169228/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.