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Pita vs. Pear — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pita and pear

  • Pear has less vitamin B1, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Pita covers your daily sodium needs 23% more than pear.
  • Pear contains 22 times less vitamin B1 than pita. Pita contains 0.267mg of vitamin B1, while pear contains 0.012mg.
  • Pear has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Pears, raw.

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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%
Pear
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +271.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +855.6%
Contains more IronIron +677.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +104.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +740%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +708.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +902.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%
~equal in Potassium ~116mg

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%
Pear
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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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +273.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1230.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +710.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
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 Pear DV% diff.
Sodium 536mg 1mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.012mg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.048mg 19%
Protein 9.1g 0.36g 17%
Iron 1.4mg 0.18mg 15%
Carbs 55.7g 15.23g 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.161mg 12%
Phosphorus 97mg 12mg 12%
Calories 275kcal 57kcal 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.082mg 10%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Calcium 86mg 9mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.1mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.049mg 7%
Vitamin C 0mg 4.3mg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 7mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.026mg 5%
Folate 24µg 7µg 4%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Fiber 2.2g 3.1g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.094g 3%
Fats 1.2g 0.14g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.022g 1%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 12.13g N/A
Potassium 120mg 116mg 0%
Sugar 9.75g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.029mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.084g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.011mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.011mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.019mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.017mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.011mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.017mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.002mg 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
Pear
1
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2427.8%
Contains more FatsFats +757.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +265.7%
Contains more OtherOther +512.9%
Contains more WaterWater +161.6%

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
Pear
1
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +25%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +469.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.7%

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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.