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Pita vs. Winter melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pita and winter melon?

  • Pita is richer in vitamin B1, manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, calcium, and vitamin B5, yet winter melon is richer in vitamin C.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 19% higher.
  • Pita has 8 times more manganese than winter melon. Pita has 0.481mg of manganese, while winter melon has 0.058mg.
  • Winter melon contains less sodium.

We used Bread, pita, white, unenriched and Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw types in this comparison.

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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 7.1% 5.7% 0.53% 15% 7.7% 17% 8.1% 14% 7.6% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +352.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1900%
Contains more IronIron +250%
Contains more CopperCopper +630.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +37.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +410.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +729.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -79.3%

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 43% 0% 0% 0% 10% 25% 7.5% 8% 8.1% 0% 0% 3.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +567.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +435.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +380%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.035mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pita Winter melon DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.267mg 0.04mg 19%
Manganese 0.481mg 0.058mg 18%
Carbs 55.7g 3g 18%
Sodium 536mg 111mg 18%
Protein 9.1g 0.4g 17%
Copper 0.168mg 0.023mg 16%
Vitamin C 0mg 13mg 14%
Iron 1.4mg 0.4mg 13%
Calories 275kcal 13kcal 13%
Vitamin B3 2.142mg 0.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 97mg 19mg 11%
Calcium 86mg 19mg 7%
Folate 24µg 5µg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.133mg 5%
Magnesium 26mg 10mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.535g 0.087g 3%
Fiber 2.2g 2.9g 3%
Potassium 120mg 6mg 3%
Fats 1.2g 0.2g 2%
Zinc 0.84mg 0.61mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.11mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.166g 0.016g 1%
Net carbs 53.5g 0.1g N/A
Selenium 0.2µg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.035mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.105g 0.037g 0%
Tryptophan 0.105mg 0.002mg 0%
Threonine 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.219mg 0.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.16mg 0.003mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.195mg 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
3% 96%
Protein: 0.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3 g
Water: 96.1 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2175%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1756.7%
Contains more OtherOther +533.3%
Contains more WaterWater +199.4%

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
11% 26% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.016 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.037 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.087 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +183.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +514.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.4%

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. Winter melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170069/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.