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Shortcake vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between shortcake and pita bread?

  • Shortcake is higher in calcium and phosphorus, yet pita bread is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, copper, and manganese.
  • Pita bread's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 24% more.
  • Shortcake has 23 times more saturated fat than pita bread. While shortcake has 3.772g of saturated fat, pita bread has only 0.166g.

We used Cake, shortcake, biscuit-type, prepared from recipe and Bread, pita, white, enriched types 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 11% 62% 9.4% 95% 25% 13% 61% 66% 43% 93%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 26% 11% 98% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +138.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +121.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +45.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +59.4%
~equal in Iron ~2.62mg
~equal in Sodium ~536mg

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 0.67% 6% 0% 0% 78% 63% 48% 15% 6.9% 8.8% 0% 40% 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 0% 0% 6% 0% 150% 75% 87% 24% 7.8% 0% 0.5% 80% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +101.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shortcake Pita bread DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.311mg 0.599mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.632g 0.535g 21%
Fats 14.2g 1.2g 20%
Selenium 17µg 27.1µg 18%
Saturated fat 3.772g 0.166g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 6.045g 0.105g 15%
Folate 53µg 107µg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.573mg 4.632mg 13%
Calcium 205mg 86mg 12%
Copper 0.076mg 0.168mg 10%
Fiber 2.2g 9%
Phosphorus 143mg 97mg 7%
Manganese 0.33mg 0.481mg 7%
Protein 6.1g 9.1g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.327mg 4%
Calories 346kcal 275kcal 4%
Choline 14.6mg 3%
Vitamin B12 0.07µg 0µg 3%
Zinc 0.48mg 0.84mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.248mg 0.397mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 2%
Carbs 48.5g 55.7g 2%
Vitamin A 18µg 0µg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 26mg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Sodium 506mg 536mg 1%
Iron 2.54mg 2.62mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 48.5g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 106mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 1.3g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.076mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.184mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.238mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.449mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.197mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.115mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.302mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.273mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.14mg 0.195mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 14% 49% 28% 3%
Protein: 6.1 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 48.5 g
Water: 28.4 g
Other: 2.8 g
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 +1083.3%
Contains more OtherOther +47.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +49.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.8%
Contains more WaterWater +13%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.772 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.045 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.632 g
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 +5657.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +578.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.6%

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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. Shortcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174941/nutrients
  2. Pita bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174915/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.