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Shortbread vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shortbread and pita

  • Shortbread has more iron, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3; however, pita is higher in copper and calcium.
  • Shortbread covers your daily saturated fat needs 40% more than pita.
  • Pita contains 3 times less folate than shortbread. Shortbread contains 81µg of folate, while pita contains 24µg.
  • Pita has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 10% 3.9% 7.8% 112% 30% 13% 28% 46% 51% 34%
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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 IronIron +112.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +86.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +22.4%

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% 0% 49% 0% 88% 72% 61% 19% 16% 0% 28% 61% 0.49%
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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 EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +52.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +108.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +237.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortbread Pita DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 8.326g 0.535g 52%
Fats 26.22g 1.2g 38%
Saturated fat 8.105g 0.166g 36%
Iron 2.98mg 1.4mg 20%
Starch 40.47g 17%
Monounsaturated fat 6.708g 0.105g 17%
Vitamin B2 0.314mg 0.097mg 17%
Vitamin E 2.44mg 16%
Folate 81µg 24µg 14%
Calories 514kcal 275kcal 12%
Selenium 6.2µg 11%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Copper 0.09mg 0.168mg 9%
Sodium 353mg 536mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.353mg 0.267mg 7%
Vitamin B3 3.275mg 2.142mg 7%
Protein 5.37g 9.1g 7%
Calcium 13mg 86mg 7%
Phosphorus 66mg 97mg 4%
Fiber 1.3g 2.2g 4%
Manganese 0.393mg 0.481mg 4%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.84mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 26mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.071mg 0.034mg 3%
Carbs 63.78g 55.7g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.321mg 0.397mg 2%
Potassium 88mg 120mg 1%
Net carbs 62.48g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 21.65g N/A
Trans fat 0.714g N/A
Choline 0.9mg 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%
Fructose 0.3g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.885g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.033g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 7.253g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 26% 64% 4%
Protein: 5.37 g
Fats: 26.22 g
Carbs: 63.78 g
Water: 3.6 g
Other: 1.03 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 FatsFats +2085%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.5%
Contains more WaterWater +791.7%
Contains more OtherOther +84.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 29% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.105 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.708 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 8.326 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 +6288.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1456.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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. Shortbread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174967/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.