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Pita vs. Soba — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and soba different?

  • Pita is higher than soba in copper, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Pita covers your daily need for sodium, 21% more than soba.
  • Pita contains 22 times more calcium than soba. Pita contains 86mg of calcium, while soba contains 4mg.
  • Soba is lower in sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index (68) than soba (46).

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Noodles, japanese, soba, cooked 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
8
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%
Soba
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 6.4% 1.2% 3.1% 18% 2.7% 3.3% 11% 7.8% 49% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +188.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +242.9%
Contains more IronIron +191.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +2000%
Contains more ZincZinc +600%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +288%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.8%
~equal in Selenium ~µg

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%
Soba
1
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% 24% 6% 9.6% 14% 9.2% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +184%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +273.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +68.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.6%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Soba DV% diff.
Sodium 536mg 60mg 21%
Copper 0.168mg 0.008mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.094mg 14%
Iron 1.4mg 0.48mg 12%
Carbs 55.7g 21.44g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.51mg 10%
Phosphorus 97mg 25mg 10%
Calories 275kcal 99kcal 9%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Protein 9.1g 5.06g 8%
Calcium 86mg 4mg 8%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.12mg 7%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.374mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.026mg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 9mg 4%
Folate 24µg 7µg 4%
Potassium 120mg 35mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.031g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.235mg 3%
Fats 1.2g 0.1g 2%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.019g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 21.44g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.04mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.026g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.072mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.177mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.195mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.33mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.214mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.072mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.217mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.249mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.119mg 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
Soba
1
5% 21% 73%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 21.44 g
Water: 73.01 g
Other: 0.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +79.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +159.8%
Contains more OtherOther +387.2%
Contains more WaterWater +127.4%

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
Soba
1
25% 34% 41%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.019 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +303.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1625.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated 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. Soba - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168907/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.