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Pita vs. Horned melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between pita and horned melon

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, copper, vitamin B3, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B2, and folate; however, horned melon has more vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for pita is 23% higher.
  • Horned melon has 12 times less manganese than pita. Pita has 0.481mg of manganese, while horned melon has 0.039mg.
  • Horned melon is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index than horned melon.

Food types used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Horned melon (Kiwano).

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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 29% 3.9% 11% 42% 6.7% 13% 16% 0.26% 5.1% 0%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +561.5%
Contains more IronIron +23.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +740%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +162.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
~equal in Potassium ~123mg
~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.
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 18% 2.3% 0% 0% 6.3% 3.5% 11% 11% 15% 0% 0% 2.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +968%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +279.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +116.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +85.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Horned melon DV% diff.
Sodium 536mg 2mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.025mg 20%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.039mg 19%
Copper 0.168mg 0.02mg 16%
Carbs 55.7g 7.56g 16%
Protein 9.1g 1.78g 15%
Calories 275kcal 44kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.565mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Phosphorus 97mg 37mg 9%
Calcium 86mg 13mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 5.3mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.015mg 6%
Folate 24µg 3µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.183mg 4%
Iron 1.4mg 1.13mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 40mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.48mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.063mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.26g 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 7.56g N/A
Potassium 120mg 123mg 0%
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
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.78 g
Fats: 1.26 g
Carbs: 7.56 g
Water: 88.97 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +411.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +636.8%
Contains more OtherOther +341.9%
Contains more WaterWater +177.2%
~equal in Fats ~1.26g

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. Horned melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167791/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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