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Pita vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pita and turnip?

  • Pita is higher in vitamin B1, manganese, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, copper, calcium, and zinc, yet turnip is higher in vitamin C.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 23% more.
  • Pita has 8 times more sodium than turnip. While pita has 536mg of sodium, turnip has only 67mg.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Turnips, raw types 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
7
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%
Turnip
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more IronIron +366.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +259.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +259%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.5%

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%
Turnip
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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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +98.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +60%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 0mg 21mg 23%
Sodium 536mg 67mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.04mg 19%
Protein 9.1g 0.9g 16%
Carbs 55.7g 6.43g 16%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.134mg 15%
Iron 1.4mg 0.3mg 14%
Calories 275kcal 28kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 97mg 27mg 10%
Copper 0.168mg 0.085mg 9%
Calcium 86mg 30mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.03mg 5%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.09mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 11mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.2mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.053g 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Folate 24µg 15µg 2%
Potassium 120mg 191mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0.1g 2%
Fiber 2.2g 1.8g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.011g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.014mg 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
Turnip
1
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +911.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +766.3%
Contains more OtherOther +171.4%
Contains more WaterWater +186.2%

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
Turnip
1
16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +909.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -93.4%

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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.