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Pita vs. Lychee — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pita and lychee?

  • Pita is higher in vitamin B1, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, calcium, and zinc, yet lychee is higher in vitamin C and vitamin B6.
  • Lychee's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 79% more.
  • Pita has 536 times more sodium than lychee. While pita has 536mg of sodium, lychee has only 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of lychee is lower.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Litchis, raw types 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.
Pita
7
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%
Lychee
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 1.5% 15% 12% 49% 1.9% 13% 0.13% 7.2% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1620%
Contains more IronIron +351.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +13.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +212.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +774.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +42.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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
5
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%
Lychee
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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 238% 0% 1.4% 0% 2.8% 15% 11% 0% 23% 0% 1% 11% 3.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2327.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +255.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +71.4%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Lychee DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 71.5mg 79%
Sodium 536mg 1mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.011mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.055mg 19%
Protein 9.1g 0.83g 17%
Iron 1.4mg 0.31mg 14%
Carbs 55.7g 16.53g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.603mg 10%
Calories 275kcal 66kcal 10%
Phosphorus 97mg 31mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Calcium 86mg 5mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.07mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.1mg 5%
Fiber 2.2g 1.3g 4%
Magnesium 26mg 10mg 4%
Folate 24µg 14µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.132g 3%
Potassium 120mg 171mg 2%
Copper 0.168mg 0.148mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.065mg 2%
Selenium 0.6µg 1%
Fats 1.2g 0.44g 1%
Choline 7.1mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 15.23g N/A
Sugar 15.23g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.4µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.099g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.12g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.041mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
4
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Lychee
1
17% 82%
Protein: 0.83 g
Fats: 0.44 g
Carbs: 16.53 g
Water: 81.76 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +996.4%
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +237%
Contains more OtherOther +331.8%
Contains more WaterWater +154.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
1
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Lychee
2
28% 34% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.099 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.132 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +305.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -40.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +14.3%

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. Lychee - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169086/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.