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Pita vs. Soft serve — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita and soft serve different?

  • Pita is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, copper, iron, and vitamin B3; however, soft serve is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin A.
  • Daily need coverage for saturated fat for soft serve is 36% higher.
  • Pita contains 96 times more manganese than soft serve. While pita contains 0.481mg of manganese, soft serve contains only 0.005mg.
  • Soft serve has less sodium.
  • Pita has a lower glycemic index (68) than soft serve (79).

Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate are the varieties 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 8.6% 39% 16% 7.9% 10% 14% 50% 8% 0.65% 16%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more IronIron +566.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +460%
Contains more ZincZinc +61.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +9520%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +52.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +47.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +19.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%

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 2.7% 54% 12% 11% 12% 42% 1.8% 30% 11% 63% 2.3% 6.8% 14%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +444.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2154.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +27.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +41.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Soft serve DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.166g 7.46g 33%
Cholesterol 0mg 91mg 30%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.5µg 21%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.005mg 21%
Sodium 536mg 61mg 21%
Fats 1.2g 13g 18%
Vitamin A 0µg 162µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.049mg 18%
Iron 1.4mg 0.21mg 15%
Copper 0.168mg 0.03mg 15%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.095mg 13%
Carbs 55.7g 22.2g 11%
Protein 9.1g 4.1g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 3.49g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.182mg 7%
Fiber 2.2g 0.7g 6%
Calcium 86mg 131mg 5%
Choline 26mg 5%
Selenium 3µg 5%
Folate 24µg 9µg 4%
Vitamin D 29IU 4%
Vitamin E 0.61mg 4%
Vitamin D 0.7µg 4%
Calories 275kcal 222kcal 3%
Phosphorus 97mg 116mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.52mg 3%
Magnesium 26mg 12mg 3%
Potassium 120mg 177mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.506mg 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.8mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.46g 1%
Vitamin K 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.048mg 1%
Caffeine 2mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 21.5g N/A
Sugar 21.16g N/A
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.048mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.169mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.215mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.353mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.296mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.091mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.176mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.241mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.099mg 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
4% 13% 22% 60%
Protein: 4.1 g
Fats: 13 g
Carbs: 22.2 g
Water: 59.8 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +150.9%
Contains more OtherOther +111.1%
Contains more FatsFats +983.3%
Contains more WaterWater +86.3%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.46 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.49 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.46 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +16.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3223.8%

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. Soft serve - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173465/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.