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Pita vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and fireweed different?

  • Pita is richer in vitamin B1, while fireweed is higher in manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, folate, and vitamin B5.
  • Fireweed covers your daily need for manganese, 271% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 16 times more sodium than fireweed. Pita contains 536mg of sodium, while fireweed contains 34mg.

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Fireweed, leaves, raw types were 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 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +500%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +398.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +311.7%
Contains more IronIron +71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +216.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +11.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1293.8%

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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +709.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +241.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1758.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +366.7%
~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 Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.481mg 6.704mg 271%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.632mg 46%
Fiber 2.2g 10.6g 34%
Calcium 86mg 429mg 34%
Magnesium 26mg 156mg 31%
Folate 24µg 112µg 22%
Sodium 536mg 34mg 22%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.033mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 1.356mg 19%
Copper 0.168mg 0.32mg 17%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.66mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 4.674mg 16%
Iron 1.4mg 2.4mg 13%
Carbs 55.7g 19.22g 12%
Potassium 120mg 494mg 11%
Protein 9.1g 4.71g 9%
Calories 275kcal 103kcal 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.137mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 108mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 2.2mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 2.75g 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 8.62g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +93.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +189.8%
Contains more FatsFats +129.2%
Contains more WaterWater +120.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33.7%

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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.