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Pita vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pita and olive?

  • Pita is richer in vitamin B1, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2, yet olive is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin A.
  • Olive's daily need coverage for iron is 24% higher.
  • Pita contains less sodium.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large) types in this comparison.

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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
6
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%
Olive
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1400%
Contains more ZincZinc +281.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +3133.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2305%
Contains more IronIron +135.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.4%
~equal in Calcium ~88mg

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
6
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%
Olive
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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +8800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5689.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +277.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Olive DV% diff.
Iron 1.4mg 3.3mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.003mg 22%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.02mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 7.888g 19%
Protein 9.1g 0.84g 17%
Carbs 55.7g 6.26g 16%
Fats 1.2g 10.68g 15%
Phosphorus 97mg 3mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.037mg 13%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.251mg 9%
Sodium 536mg 735mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.015mg 8%
Calories 275kcal 115kcal 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.22mg 6%
Folate 24µg 0µg 6%
Saturated fat 0.166g 1.415g 6%
Magnesium 26mg 4mg 5%
Fiber 2.2g 3.2g 4%
Potassium 120mg 8mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.911g 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.009mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.9mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 3.06g N/A
Calcium 86mg 88mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.023mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
2
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Olive
3
11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +983.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +789.8%
Contains more FatsFats +790%
Contains more WaterWater +149.2%
Contains more OtherOther +17.4%

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
Olive
2
14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7412.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +70.3%

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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.