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Pita vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pita and pumpkin

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, manganese, vitamin B3, phosphorus, iron, fiber, and calcium; however, pumpkin is higher in vitamin A and vitamin C.
  • Pumpkin covers your daily vitamin A needs 170% more than pita.
  • Pumpkin contains 536 times less sodium than pita. Pita contains 536mg of sodium, while pumpkin contains 1mg.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Pumpkin, 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.
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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 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +309.5%
Contains more IronIron +75%
Contains more CopperCopper +32.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +120.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +284.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +183.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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.
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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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +434%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +257%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +33.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +79.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 426µg 47%
Sodium 536mg 1mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.05mg 18%
Protein 9.1g 1g 16%
Carbs 55.7g 6.5g 16%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.125mg 15%
Calories 275kcal 26kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.6mg 10%
Vitamin C 0mg 9mg 10%
Iron 1.4mg 0.8mg 8%
Phosphorus 97mg 44mg 8%
Calcium 86mg 21mg 7%
Fiber 2.2g 0.5g 7%
Vitamin E 1.06mg 7%
Potassium 120mg 340mg 6%
Copper 0.168mg 0.127mg 5%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.32mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.005g 4%
Magnesium 26mg 12mg 3%
Folate 24µg 16µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.298mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.1g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.11mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Choline 8.2mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.052g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 6g N/A
Sugar 2.76g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.013g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +810%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +756.9%
Contains more OtherOther +137.5%
Contains more WaterWater +185.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +707.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +10600%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.7%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.