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Pita vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pita and hamburgers

  • Pita has more manganese and copper, while hamburgers have more vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
  • Hamburgers cover your daily need for vitamin B12, 60% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 2 times more manganese than hamburgers. While pita contains 0.481mg of manganese, hamburgers contain only 0.217mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pita is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain.

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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.
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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% 31% 20% 108% 30% 78% 58% 54% 28% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CopperCopper +84.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +121.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.3%
Contains more IronIron +105.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +241.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.8%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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% 0% 0% 0% 54% 58% 101% 19% 47% 180% 0% 42% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +157.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +497.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +133.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Hamburger DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 1.44µg 60%
Saturated fat 0.166g 5.096g 22%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 5.365mg 20%
Fats 1.2g 14.36g 20%
Iron 1.4mg 2.88mg 19%
Zinc 0.84mg 2.87mg 18%
Cholesterol 0mg 47mg 16%
Protein 9.1g 17.08g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 5.495g 13%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.203mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.25mg 12%
Carbs 55.7g 24.1g 11%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.217mg 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.091mg 9%
Folate 24µg 56µg 8%
Phosphorus 97mg 136mg 6%
Fiber 2.2g 0.9g 5%
Sodium 536mg 414mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.217mg 4%
Fructose 2.03g 3%
Potassium 120mg 226mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.31mg 2%
Calcium 86mg 102mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.38g 1%
Calories 275kcal 295kcal 1%
Magnesium 26mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 23.2g N/A
Sugar 4.15g N/A
Trans fat 0.814g N/A
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.206mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.666mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.716mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 1.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 1.226mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.37mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.677mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.823mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.505mg 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
17% 14% 24% 43% 2%
Protein: 17.08 g
Fats: 14.36 g
Carbs: 24.1 g
Water: 42.67 g
Other: 1.79 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +131.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +87.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1096.7%
Contains more WaterWater +32.9%
~equal in Other ~1.79g

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
46% 50% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.096 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.495 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.38 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5133.3%

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

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.