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Pita vs. White cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita and white cake

  • Pita has more vitamin B1, copper, manganese, and vitamin B3; however, white cake is higher in vitamin B2.
  • White cake covers your daily saturated fat needs 19% more than pita.
  • White cake contains 3 times less zinc than pita. Pita contains 0.84mg of zinc, while white cake contains 0.33mg.
  • White cake has less sodium.
  • The glycemic index of pita is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Cake, white, prepared from recipe with coconut frosting.

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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.
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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% 27% 8.7% 44% 22% 9% 30% 37% 36% 58%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.2%
Contains more IronIron +20.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +150.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +154.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +38.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -47%
~equal in Calcium ~90mg

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.
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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 0.33% 4% 2.4% 3% 32% 44% 20% 10% 6.7% 7.5% 10% 23% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +108.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +137.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +94.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +29.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita White cake DV% diff.
Selenium 10.7µg 19%
Saturated fat 0.166g 3.897g 17%
Fats 1.2g 10.3g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.128mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 2.162g 11%
Sodium 536mg 284mg 11%
Copper 0.168mg 0.067mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 3.692g 9%
Protein 9.1g 4.4g 9%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.277mg 9%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 1.063mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.189mg 7%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.33mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.167mg 5%
Fiber 2.2g 1g 5%
Calories 275kcal 356kcal 4%
Phosphorus 97mg 70mg 4%
Magnesium 26mg 12mg 3%
Carbs 55.7g 63.2g 3%
Vitamin K 4.1µg 3%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.06µg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 1.16mg 3%
Folate 24µg 31µg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 12µg 1%
Vitamin D 8IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Potassium 120mg 99mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.1mg 0%
Net carbs 53.5g 62.2g N/A
Cholesterol 0mg 1mg 0%
Calcium 86mg 90mg 0%
Sugar 57.39g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.029mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.054mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0.199mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0.338mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.204mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.107mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0.228mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0.229mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 0.099mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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% 10% 63% 21%
Protein: 4.4 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 63.2 g
Water: 20.7 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +106.8%
Contains more WaterWater +55.1%
Contains more OtherOther +35.7%
Contains more FatsFats +758.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +13.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
40% 38% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.897 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.692 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.162 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3416.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +304.1%

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. White cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172698/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.