Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Salsa vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Differences between salsa and pita

  • Salsa has more vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B6, while pita has more vitamin B1, phosphorus, copper, calcium, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Pita's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 18% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are USDA Commodity, salsa and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

Infographic

Salsa vs Pita infographic
Infographic link

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.
Salsa
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.6% 24% 84% 32% 4.6% 13% 56% 0% 2.2%
Pita
6
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 +125%
Contains more IronIron +60%
Contains less SodiumSodium -19.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +616.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +394.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +223.3%

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.
Salsa
3
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 13% 9.3% 0% 0% 13% 6.9% 20% 0% 34% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Pita
5
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +338.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +434%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +98.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsa Pita DV% diff.
Manganese 0.481mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.267mg 18%
Carbs 7g 55.7g 16%
Protein 1.5g 9.1g 15%
Calories 36kcal 275kcal 12%
Iron 2.24mg 1.4mg 11%
Phosphorus 30mg 97mg 10%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.034mg 9%
Copper 0.096mg 0.168mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.08mg 2.142mg 7%
Calcium 12mg 86mg 7%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.84mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.097mg 5%
Sodium 430mg 536mg 5%
Potassium 270mg 120mg 4%
Vitamin C 4mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin A 28µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.107g 0.535g 3%
Fiber 1.4g 2.2g 3%
Fats 0.2g 1.2g 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Selenium 0.4µg 1%
Folate 19µg 24µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.029g 0.166g 1%
Net carbs 5.6g 53.5g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 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
Salsa
1
7% 90%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 7 g
Water: 89.7 g
Other: 1.6 g
Pita
4
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 +179.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +506.7%
Contains more FatsFats +500%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +695.7%
Contains more OtherOther +18.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Salsa
1
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.107 g
Pita
2
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 -82.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +556.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +400%

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

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.