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Pita vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and pork jowl different?

  • Pita is richer in manganese, copper, and iron, while pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Pork jowl covers your daily need for saturated fat, 125% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 96 times more manganese than pork jowl. Pita contains 0.481mg of manganese, while pork jowl contains 0.005mg.
  • Pork jowl is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index (68) than pork jowl (0).

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types were used 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
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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 2.1% 1.2% 13% 16% 13% 23% 37% 3.3% 0.65% 8.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +766.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more IronIron +233.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +320%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9520%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.3%
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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 0% 1% 5.8% 0% 97% 54% 85% 15% 21% 103% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +58.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +2300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +143.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +111.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Pork jowl DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.166g 25.26g 114%
Fats 1.2g 69.61g 105%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 32.89g 82%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 8.11g 51%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.82µg 34%
Cholesterol 0mg 90mg 30%
Sodium 536mg 25mg 22%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.005mg 21%
Calories 275kcal 655kcal 19%
Carbs 55.7g 0g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 4.535mg 15%
Copper 0.168mg 0.04mg 14%
Iron 1.4mg 0.42mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.236mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.386mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 0g 9%
Calcium 86mg 4mg 8%
Folate 24µg 1µg 6%
Protein 9.1g 6.38g 5%
Magnesium 26mg 3mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.09mg 4%
Selenium 1.5µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.25mg 3%
Phosphorus 97mg 86mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.29mg 2%
Potassium 120mg 148mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.84mg 0.84mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.021mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.21mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.168mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.446mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.528mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.095mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.239mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.305mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.072mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
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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
6% 70% 22% 2%
Protein: 6.38 g
Fats: 69.61 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 22.19 g
Other: 1.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +44.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5700.8%
~equal in Other ~1.82g

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
38% 50% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.26 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 32.89 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.11 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31223.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1415.9%

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. Pork jowl - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168269/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.