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Pita vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pita and wafer

  • Pita has more calcium and vitamin B1; however, wafer is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B2, manganese, magnesium, and folate.
  • Wafer covers your daily copper needs 33% more than pita.
  • Wafer has 3 times less calcium than pita. Pita has 86mg of calcium, while wafer has 31mg.
  • Pita contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Cookies, chocolate wafers.

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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
1
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%
Wafer
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +177.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +103.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +75%
Contains more IronIron +186.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +29.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +44.7%
~equal in Sodium ~580mg

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
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% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Wafer
9
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% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +31.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +174.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +95.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.381mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Wafer DV% diff.
Iron 1.4mg 4.01mg 33%
Copper 0.168mg 0.463mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 4.153g 24%
Fats 1.2g 14.2g 20%
Saturated fat 0.166g 4.241g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.266mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 4.865g 12%
Selenium 5.7µg 10%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.696mg 9%
Calories 275kcal 433kcal 8%
Magnesium 26mg 53mg 6%
Calcium 86mg 31mg 6%
Carbs 55.7g 72.7g 6%
Folate 24µg 47µg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.203mg 5%
Fiber 2.2g 3.4g 5%
Phosphorus 97mg 132mg 5%
Protein 9.1g 6.6g 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.09µg 4%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 2.858mg 4%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 120mg 210mg 3%
Zinc 0.84mg 1.09mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Sodium 536mg 580mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.051mg 1%
Cholesterol 0mg 2mg 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 3µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.381mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.002g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
2
9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Wafer
3
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +37.9%
Contains more WaterWater +613.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1083.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.5%
~equal in Other ~2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pita
1
21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Wafer
2
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4533.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +676.3%

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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.