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Provolone vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are provolone and pita different?

  • Provolone is richer in calcium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin A, and vitamin B2, while pita is higher in vitamin B1 and manganese.
  • Provolone covers your daily need for saturated fat, 85% more than pita.
  • Pita is lower in cholesterol.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index (68) than provolone (27).

Cheese, provolone and Bread, pita, white, unenriched types were used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 20% 227% 12% 20% 8.7% 88% 213% 114% 1.3% 79%
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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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +779.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more ZincZinc +284.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +411.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +169.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +546.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -38.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4710%
~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

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.
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% 79% 4.6% 7.5% 4.8% 74% 2.9% 29% 17% 183% 5.5% 7.5% 8.4%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +230.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +19.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1305.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1273.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Provolone Pita DV% diff.
Saturated fat 17.078g 0.166g 77%
Calcium 756mg 86mg 67%
Vitamin B12 1.46µg 0µg 61%
Phosphorus 496mg 97mg 57%
Fats 26.62g 1.2g 39%
Protein 25.58g 9.1g 33%
Selenium 14.5µg 26%
Vitamin A 236µg 0µg 26%
Cholesterol 69mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 3.23mg 0.84mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.019mg 0.267mg 21%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.481mg 20%
Carbs 2.14g 55.7g 18%
Monounsaturated fat 7.393g 0.105g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.321mg 0.097mg 17%
Copper 0.026mg 0.168mg 16%
Sodium 876mg 536mg 15%
Vitamin B3 0.156mg 2.142mg 12%
Iron 0.52mg 1.4mg 11%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Folate 10µg 24µg 4%
Calories 351kcal 275kcal 4%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.034mg 3%
Choline 15.4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.769g 0.535g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.476mg 0.397mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.23mg 2%
Potassium 138mg 120mg 1%
Net carbs 2.14g 53.5g N/A
Magnesium 28mg 26mg 0%
Sugar 0.56g N/A
Tryptophan 0.345mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.982mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.091mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 2.297mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 2.646mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.686mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.287mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 1.64mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 1.115mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
26% 27% 2% 41% 5%
Protein: 25.58 g
Fats: 26.62 g
Carbs: 2.14 g
Water: 40.95 g
Other: 4.71 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +181.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2118.3%
Contains more WaterWater +27.6%
Contains more OtherOther +147.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2502.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
68% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 17.078 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.393 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.769 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6941%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +43.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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. Provolone - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170850/nutrients
  2. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.