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Pita vs. Irish soda bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita and irish soda bread

  • Pita has more manganese; however, irish soda bread is higher in iron, vitamin B2, folate, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Irish soda bread covers your daily iron needs 16% more than pita.
  • Irish soda bread has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Bread, irish soda, prepared from recipe.

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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 16% 24% 23% 101% 43% 16% 49% 52% 46% 87%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13%
Contains more CopperCopper +29.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +47.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.7%
Contains more IronIron +92.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.7%
~equal in Calcium ~81mg

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 2.7% 16% 0% 0% 75% 62% 45% 15% 19% 6.3% 0% 35% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +11.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +177.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.8%
~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 Irish soda bread DV% diff.
Selenium 16µg 29%
Iron 1.4mg 2.69mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.269mg 13%
Fats 1.2g 5g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 1.478g 6%
Sodium 536mg 398mg 6%
Cholesterol 0mg 18mg 6%
Folate 24µg 47µg 6%
Protein 9.1g 6.6g 5%
Vitamin A 0µg 48µg 5%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.355mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 1.999g 5%
Potassium 120mg 266mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.083mg 4%
Copper 0.168mg 0.13mg 4%
Saturated fat 0.166g 1.111g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.298mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.25mg 3%
Phosphorus 97mg 114mg 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.57mg 2%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.05µg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 2.405mg 2%
Fiber 2.2g 2.6g 2%
Calories 275kcal 290kcal 1%
Calcium 86mg 81mg 1%
Magnesium 26mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Carbs 55.7g 56g 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 53.4g N/A
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.201mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.234mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.436mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.138mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.3mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.159mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

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
7% 5% 56% 30% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 56 g
Water: 30.1 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
Contains more FatsFats +316.7%
Contains more OtherOther +21.1%
~equal in Carbs ~56g
~equal in Water ~30.1g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
24% 44% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.111 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.999 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.478 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1803.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +176.3%

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
  2. Irish soda bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174912/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.