Fruitcake vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fruitcake and pita bread

Fruitcake is higher in fats; however, pita bread is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B2, protein, copper, and manganese.
Pita bread's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 46% higher.
Fruitcake has 8 times more fats than pita bread. While fruitcake has 9.1g of fats, pita bread has only 1.2g.
Fruitcake has less sodium.
Fruitcake has a lower glycemic index (53) than pita bread (68).

The food types used in this comparison are Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared and Bread, pita, white, enriched.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pita bread

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160.6%
Contains more IronIron	+26.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+236%
Contains more ZincZinc	+211.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+86.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+118.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1255%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Fruitcake

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+650%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1098%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+230.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+485.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+435%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	2µg	27.1µg	46%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.599mg	46%
Vitamin B3	0.791mg	4.632mg	24%
Folate	20µg	107µg	22%
Sodium	101mg	536mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.323g	0.535g	19%
Vitamin B2	0.099mg	0.327mg	18%
Copper	0.05mg	0.168mg	13%
Protein	2.9g	9.1g	12%
Fats	9.1g	1.2g	12%
Manganese	0.22mg	0.481mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	4.2g	0.105g	10%
Iron	2.07mg	2.62mg	7%
Fiber	3.7g	2.2g	6%
Phosphorus	52mg	97mg	6%
Calcium	33mg	86mg	5%
Zinc	0.27mg	0.84mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.9mg	0.3mg	4%
Saturated fat	1.048g	0.166g	4%
Vitamin B5	0.226mg	0.397mg	3%
Calories	324kcal	275kcal	2%
Carbs	61.6g	55.7g	2%
Cholesterol	5mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	26mg	2%
Vitamin C	0.5mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	153mg	120mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.046mg	0.034mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.5µg	0.2µg	1%
Choline	8.9mg	14.6mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	0.9g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	1117kcal	302kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	7.2	3.9	N/A
Net carbs	57.9g	53.5g	N/A
Sugar	27.42g	1.3g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.01µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.042mg	0.105mg	0%
Threonine	0.102mg	0.257mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.121mg	0.349mg	0%
Leucine	0.206mg	0.634mg	0%
Lysine	0.121mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.059mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.14mg	0.446mg	0%
Valine	0.144mg	0.394mg	0%
Histidine	0.071mg	0.195mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0g	N/A