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Rutabagas vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rutabagas and pita different?

  • Rutabagas are richer in vitamin C and potassium, while pita is higher in manganese, copper, vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Rutabagas cover your daily need for vitamin C, 28% more than pita.
  • Rutabagas contain 3 times more potassium than pita. Rutabagas contain 305mg of potassium, while pita contains 120mg.
  • Rutabagas are lower in sodium.

Rutabagas, raw 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
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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 PotassiumPotassium +154.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +218.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +425%
Contains more ZincZinc +250%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +83%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +267.2%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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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 CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +196.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +142.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +206%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +148.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +14.3%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin C 25mg 0mg 28%
Sodium 12mg 536mg 23%
Protein 1.08g 9.1g 16%
Carbs 8.62g 55.7g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.267mg 15%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.481mg 15%
Copper 0.032mg 0.168mg 15%
Iron 0.44mg 1.4mg 12%
Calories 37kcal 275kcal 12%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 2.142mg 9%
Phosphorus 53mg 97mg 6%
Potassium 305mg 120mg 5%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.84mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.034mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.397mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.097mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 86mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.535g 3%
Choline 14.1mg 3%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Fats 0.16g 1.2g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.166g 1%
Magnesium 20mg 26mg 1%
Folate 21µg 24µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 6.32g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 4.46g N/A
Fiber 2.3g 2.2g 0%
Starch 0.4g 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.105g 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
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 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 WaterWater +178.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +742.6%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +546.2%
Contains more OtherOther +167.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +320%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +508%

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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/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.