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Pita vs. Salsa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pita and salsa

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B2, while salsa has more vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 18% higher.
  • Salsa contains 7 times less calcium than pita. Pita contains 86mg of calcium, while salsa contains 12mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and USDA Commodity, salsa.

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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%
Salsa
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +394.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +125%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.8%

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.
Pita
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Salsa
3
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +434%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +338.2%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Salsa DV% diff.
Manganese 0.481mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.05mg 18%
Carbs 55.7g 7g 16%
Protein 9.1g 1.5g 15%
Calories 275kcal 36kcal 12%
Iron 1.4mg 2.24mg 11%
Phosphorus 97mg 30mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.149mg 9%
Copper 0.168mg 0.096mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 1.08mg 7%
Calcium 86mg 12mg 7%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.17mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.03mg 5%
Sodium 536mg 430mg 5%
Potassium 120mg 270mg 4%
Vitamin C 0mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 28µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.107g 3%
Fiber 2.2g 1.4g 3%
Fats 1.2g 0.2g 2%
Magnesium 26mg 16mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Folate 24µg 19µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.029g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 5.6g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.016g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 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
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +506.7%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +695.7%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%
Contains more WaterWater +179.4%

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
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +556.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.5%

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

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.