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Sweet roll vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are sweet roll and pita different?

  • Sweet roll is higher in vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B12, and vitamin B6; however, pita is richer in copper and manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for sweet roll is 22% higher.
  • Pita has less cholesterol.
  • Sweet roll has a lower glycemic index (40) than pita (68).

Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins and Bread, pita, white, unenriched are the varieties 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 12% 22% 9.8% 60% 29% 16% 33% 40% 39% 93%
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Pita
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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 +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -43.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +52.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +19.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60.3%
~equal in Potassium ~120mg

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 6.7% 21% 40% 0% 81% 61% 45% 24% 25% 18% 11% 54% 23%
Pita
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +173.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Sweet roll Pita DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 7.473g 0.535g 46%
Selenium 17µg 31%
Fats 16.4g 1.2g 23%
Cholesterol 66mg 0mg 22%
Saturated fat 3.079g 0.166g 13%
Vitamin E 1.99mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.265mg 0.097mg 13%
Monounsaturated fat 4.797g 0.105g 12%
Folate 72µg 24µg 12%
Sodium 304mg 536mg 10%
Copper 0.088mg 0.168mg 9%
Choline 41.3mg 8%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.481mg 8%
Vitamin A 62µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B12 0.14µg 0µg 6%
Protein 6.2g 9.1g 6%
Vitamin B6 0.107mg 0.034mg 6%
Calories 372kcal 275kcal 5%
Vitamin B1 0.324mg 0.267mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 4%
Iron 1.6mg 1.4mg 3%
Phosphorus 76mg 97mg 3%
Magnesium 17mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.384mg 2.142mg 2%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.84mg 2%
Carbs 50.9g 55.7g 2%
Fiber 2.4g 2.2g 1%
Calcium 72mg 86mg 1%
Net carbs 48.5g 53.5g N/A
Potassium 111mg 120mg 0%
Sugar 31.73g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.406mg 0.397mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.259mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.458mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.243mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.117mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.3mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.145mg 0.195mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.004g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 16% 51% 25% 2%
Protein: 6.2 g
Fats: 16.4 g
Carbs: 50.9 g
Water: 24.8 g
Other: 1.7 g
Pita
Pita
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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 +1266.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +46.8%
Contains more WaterWater +29.4%
Contains more OtherOther +11.8%
~equal in Carbs ~55.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 31% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.079 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.797 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.473 g
Pita
Pita
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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 +4468.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1296.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%

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. Sweet roll - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175034/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.