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Pita vs. French rolls — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pita and french rolls

  • Pita has less folate, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and monounsaturated fat.
  • French rolls' daily need coverage for folate is 22% more.
  • Pita is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Rolls, french.

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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
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 14% 27% 10% 102% 45% 25% 36% 75% 73% 152%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +24.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.5%
Contains more IronIron +93.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +16.2%
~equal in Calcium ~91mg
~equal in Potassium ~114mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.9mg
~equal in Sodium ~574mg

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
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 0% 0% 6% 0% 131% 69% 82% 27% 9% 0% 4.5% 85% 8.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +209.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +103.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +14.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +370.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita French rolls DV% diff.
Selenium 27.9µg 51%
Folate 24µg 113µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.523mg 21%
Iron 1.4mg 2.71mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.3mg 16%
Methionine 0.16mg 153mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 4.352mg 14%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 1.961g 5%
Fats 1.2g 4.3g 5%
Fiber 2.2g 3.2g 4%
Copper 0.168mg 0.135mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.962g 4%
Choline 14.8mg 3%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.559mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.834g 2%
Carbs 55.7g 50.2g 2%
Phosphorus 97mg 84mg 2%
Sodium 536mg 574mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Magnesium 26mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.452mg 1%
Protein 9.1g 8.6g 1%
Calcium 86mg 91mg 1%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.9mg 1%
Calories 275kcal 277kcal 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 47g N/A
Potassium 120mg 114mg 0%
Sugar 0.31g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.039mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.099mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.255mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.336mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.608mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.231mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.422mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.38mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.188mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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
9% 4% 50% 35% 2%
Protein: 8.6 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 50.2 g
Water: 34.8 g
Other: 2.1 g
Contains more FatsFats +258.3%
Contains more OtherOther +10.5%
~equal in Protein ~8.6g
~equal in Carbs ~50.2g
~equal in Water ~34.8g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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
26% 52% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.962 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.961 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.834 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1767.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +55.9%

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. French rolls - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172795/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.