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Pita vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pita and milk

  • Pita has more manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, vitamin B3, and fiber; however, milk is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B2.
  • Pita covers your daily sodium needs 21% more than milk.
  • Milk has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D.

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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
5
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%
Milk
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more IronIron +4566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1580%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15933.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +45.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +25%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%
~equal in Phosphorus ~95mg

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
3
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%
Milk
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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% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1235%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2203.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +380%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.361mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.037mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.02mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.003mg 21%
Sodium 536mg 44mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.47µg 20%
Copper 0.168mg 0.01mg 18%
Iron 1.4mg 0.03mg 17%
Carbs 55.7g 4.99g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.093mg 13%
Calories 275kcal 42kcal 12%
Protein 9.1g 3.37g 11%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.185mg 7%
Vitamin A 0µg 58µg 6%
Vitamin D 48IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Selenium 3.3µg 6%
Folate 24µg 5µg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.42mg 4%
Calcium 86mg 125mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.035g 3%
Choline 17.7mg 3%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.633g 2%
Cholesterol 0mg 5mg 2%
Potassium 120mg 150mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.361mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 0.97g 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 5.2g N/A
Phosphorus 97mg 95mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.037mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.277g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g N/A

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
Milk
1
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +170%
Contains more FatsFats +23.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1016.2%
Contains more OtherOther +153.3%
Contains more WaterWater +180.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
2
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1428.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.8%

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. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/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.