Pita vs. Glutinous rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pita and glutinous rice different?
- Pita is higher than glutinous rice in vitamin B1, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B3, manganese, calcium, vitamin B2, and folate.
- Pita covers your daily need for sodium, 23% more than glutinous rice.
- Pita contains 43 times more calcium than glutinous rice. Pita contains 86mg of calcium, while glutinous rice contains 2mg.
- Glutinous rice is lower in sodium.
- Glutinous rice has a higher glycemic index (98) than pita (68).
Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Rice, white, glutinous, unenriched, cooked 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +420% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +4200% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +1100% |
| Contains more IronIron | +900% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +242.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +104.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +1112.5% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +83.6% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -99.1% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1235% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +646.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +638.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +84.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +30.8% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +2300% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Sodium | 536mg | 5mg | 23% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.267mg | 0.02mg | 21% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 0.14mg | 16% |
| Protein | 9.1g | 2.02g | 14% |
| Copper | 0.168mg | 0.049mg | 13% |
| Phosphorus | 97mg | 8mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B3 | 2.142mg | 0.29mg | 12% |
| Carbs | 55.7g | 21.09g | 12% |
| Selenium | 5.6µg | 10% | |
| Manganese | 0.481mg | 0.262mg | 10% |
| Calories | 275kcal | 97kcal | 9% |
| Calcium | 86mg | 2mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.097mg | 0.013mg | 6% |
| Folate | 24µg | 1µg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2.2g | 1g | 5% |
| Magnesium | 26mg | 5mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.397mg | 0.215mg | 4% |
| Zinc | 0.84mg | 0.41mg | 4% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.535g | 0.069g | 3% |
| Potassium | 120mg | 10mg | 3% |
| Fats | 1.2g | 0.19g | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.034mg | 0.026mg | 1% |
| Saturated fat | 0.166g | 0.039g | 1% |
| Net carbs | 53.5g | 20.09g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.05g | N/A | |
| Vitamin E | 0.04mg | 0% | |
| Choline | 2.1mg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.105g | 0.07g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.105mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.257mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.349mg | 0.087mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.634mg | 0.167mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.219mg | 0.073mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.16mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.446mg | 0.108mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.394mg | 0.123mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.195mg | 0.047mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
9.1 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
55.7 g
Water:
32.1 g
Other:
1.9 g
Protein:
2.02 g
Fats:
0.19 g
Carbs:
21.09 g
Water:
76.63 g
Other:
0.07 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +350.5% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +531.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +164.1% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +2614.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +138.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.535 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.07 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.069 g
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +50% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +675.4% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.5% |