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

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The main differences between italian bread and pita bread

Italian bread has more folate and polyunsaturated fat; however, pita bread has more vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for folate for italian bread is 21% higher.
Pita bread has 3 times less fats than italian bread. Italian bread has 3.5g of fats, while pita bread has 1.2g.
Pita bread is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Bread, italian 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.

Italian bread

Pita bread

Contains more IronIron	+12.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+10.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~26mg

~equal in Potassium ~120mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~97mg

~equal in Sodium ~536mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.481mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.1µg

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.

Italian bread

Pita bread

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+78.5%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.632mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	191µg	107µg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.473mg	0.599mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.39g	0.535g	6%
Fats	3.5g	1.2g	4%
Iron	2.94mg	2.62mg	4%
Fiber	3.2g	2.2g	4%
Copper	0.191mg	0.168mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.327mg	3%
Carbs	50.1g	55.7g	2%
Vitamin B3	4.381mg	4.632mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.812g	0.105g	2%
Protein	8.8g	9.1g	1%
Calcium	78mg	86mg	1%
Phosphorus	103mg	97mg	1%
Sodium	550mg	536mg	1%
Manganese	0.464mg	0.481mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.048mg	0.034mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	0.2µg	1%
Saturated fat	0g	0.166g	1%
Calories	271kcal	275kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	3.2g	3.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	308kcal	302kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	37g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio		3.9	N/A
Net carbs	46.9g	53.5g	N/A
Magnesium	27mg	26mg	0%
Potassium	110mg	120mg	0%
Sugar	3.17g	1.3g	N/A
Zinc	0.86mg	0.84mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.29mg	0.3mg	0%
Selenium	27.2µg	27.1µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.378mg	0.397mg	0%
Choline	14.6mg	14.6mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.103mg	0.105mg	0%
Threonine	0.245mg	0.257mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.333mg	0.349mg	0%
Leucine	0.614mg	0.634mg	0%
Lysine	0.197mg	0.219mg	0%
Methionine	0.156mg	0.16mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.433mg	0.446mg	0%
Valine	0.376mg	0.394mg	0%
Histidine	0.188mg	0.195mg	0%