White bread vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between white bread and pita bread

White bread has more iron, calcium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pita bread is richer in selenium, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
White bread covers your daily iron needs 12% more than pita bread.
Pita bread has 4 times less sugar than white bread. White bread has 5.67g of sugar, while pita bread has 1.3g.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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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.

White bread

Pita bread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+67.4%
Contains more IronIron	+37.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+11.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.2%

~equal in Potassium ~120mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

~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.

White bread

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.632mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0.2µg

~equal in Folate ~107µg

~equal in Choline ~14.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Starch	37.17g		15%
Iron	3.61mg	2.62mg	12%
Selenium	22µg	27.1µg	9%
Copper	0.101mg	0.168mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.535g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.327mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.599mg	6%
Calcium	144mg	86mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.034mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.397mg	3%
Fats	3.33g	1.2g	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Fiber	2.7g	2.2g	2%
Saturated fat	0.698g	0.166g	2%
Sodium	490mg	536mg	2%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.481mg	2%
Carbs	49.42g	55.7g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	0.105g	1%
Folate	111µg	107µg	1%
Magnesium	23mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.3mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	4.632mg	1%
Protein	8.85g	9.1g	1%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.84mg	1%
Calories	266kcal	275kcal	0%
Net carbs	46.72g	53.5g	N/A
Potassium	126mg	120mg	0%
Sugar	5.67g	1.3g	N/A
Phosphorus	98mg	97mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Trans fat	0.027g		N/A
Choline	14.6mg	14.6mg	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%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.166g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A