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Pita vs. Protein bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pita and protein bread?

  • Pita has less manganese, iron, copper, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B1 than protein bread.
  • Protein bread's daily need coverage for manganese is 43% higher.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Bread, protein (includes gluten) 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
0
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 46% 37% 28% 156% 139% 50% 79% 53% 192% 179%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.3%
Contains more IronIron +196.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +148.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +116.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +206%

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
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% 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% 0% 7.2% 0% 90% 91% 80% 25% 16% 0% 3.3% 87% 10%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +34.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +306.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +383.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.42mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Protein bread DV% diff.
Selenium 32.9µg 60%
Manganese 0.481mg 1.472mg 43%
Iron 1.4mg 4.15mg 34%
Copper 0.168mg 0.417mg 28%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.394mg 23%
Folate 24µg 116µg 23%
Phosphorus 97mg 185mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 4.289mg 13%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.82mg 9%
Magnesium 26mg 65mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.36mg 8%
Sodium 536mg 404mg 6%
Protein 9.1g 12.1g 6%
Potassium 120mg 322mg 6%
Calcium 86mg 124mg 4%
Carbs 55.7g 43.8g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.071mg 3%
Choline 18.7mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 1.009g 3%
Fiber 2.2g 3g 3%
Calories 275kcal 245kcal 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 2.2g 2%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.332g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 40.8g N/A
Sugar 1.44g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.42mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.183g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.148mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.366mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.471mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.858mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.372mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.199mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.596mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.518mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.271mg 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
12% 2% 44% 40% 2%
Protein: 12.1 g
Fats: 2.2 g
Carbs: 43.8 g
Water: 40 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +27.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33%
Contains more FatsFats +83.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.6%
~equal in Other ~1.9g

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
22% 12% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.332 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.183 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.009 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +74.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88.6%

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. Protein bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174917/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.