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Pita vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pita and wheat gluten

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, fiber, and folate; however, wheat gluten is higher in iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily iron needs 48% more than pita.
  • Wheat gluten has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +65.1%
Contains more IronIron +271.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +168%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~25mg
~equal in Copper ~0.182mg
~equal in Zinc ~0.85mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 9.1g 75.16g 132%
Selenium 39.7µg 72%
Iron 1.4mg 5.2mg 48%
Phosphorus 97mg 260mg 23%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0mg 22%
Sodium 536mg 29mg 22%
Manganese 0.481mg 21%
Carbs 55.7g 13.79g 14%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0mg 7%
Folate 24µg 0µg 6%
Calcium 86mg 142mg 6%
Fiber 2.2g 0.6g 6%
Calories 275kcal 370kcal 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.81g 2%
Copper 0.168mg 0.182mg 2%
Potassium 120mg 100mg 1%
Fats 1.2g 1.85g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 13.19g N/A
Magnesium 26mg 25mg 0%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.85mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.272g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.156g 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
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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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +303.9%
Contains more WaterWater +291.5%
Contains more OtherOther +90%
Contains more ProteinProtein +725.9%
Contains more FatsFats +54.2%

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -39%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +48.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.4%

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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.