Naan vs. Pita bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are naan and pita bread different?
- Naan is richer in manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and magnesium, while pita bread is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, vitamin B2, and iron.
- Naan covers your daily need for manganese, 40% more than pita bread.
- Naan contains 18 times more saturated fat than pita bread. Naan contains 2.907g of saturated fat, while pita bread contains 0.166g.
Bread, naan, whole wheat, commercially prepared, refrigerated and Bread, pita, white, enriched types were 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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +161.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +54.2% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +47.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +93.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -12.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +191.1% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +45.8% |
| Contains more IronIron | +51.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +137.7% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +340% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +276.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +1550% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +240.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +81.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +29.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +568.8% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +44.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Manganese | 1.4mg | 0.481mg | 40% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.176mg | 0.599mg | 35% |
| Selenium | 11.4µg | 27.1µg | 29% |
| Folate | 16µg | 107µg | 23% |
| Starch | 36g | 15% | |
| Phosphorus | 188mg | 97mg | 13% |
| Saturated fat | 2.907g | 0.166g | 12% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.18mg | 0.327mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1.73mg | 2.62mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 68mg | 26mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4.8g | 2.2g | 10% |
| Fats | 6.7g | 1.2g | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.397mg | 8% | |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.58mg | 4.632mg | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1.32mg | 0.3mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.128mg | 0.034mg | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.258g | 0.535g | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 1.946g | 0.105g | 5% |
| Zinc | 1.24mg | 0.84mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 467mg | 536mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 3.3µg | 0.2µg | 3% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 86mg | 3% |
| Carbs | 46.21g | 55.7g | 3% |
| Potassium | 185mg | 120mg | 2% |
| Protein | 10.2g | 9.1g | 2% |
| Choline | 10.1mg | 14.6mg | 1% |
| Calories | 286kcal | 275kcal | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.8g | 1% | |
| Copper | 0.158mg | 0.168mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 41.41g | 53.5g | N/A |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3.4g | 1.3g | N/A |
| Vitamin A | 2µg | 0µg | 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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
10.2 g
Fats:
6.7 g
Carbs:
46.21 g
Water:
34.9 g
Other:
1.99 g
Protein:
9.1 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
55.7 g
Water:
32.1 g
Other:
1.9 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +12.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +458.3% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +20.5% |
~equal in
Water
~32.1g
~equal in
Other
~1.9g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.907 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.946 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.258 g
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 | +1753.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +135.1% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -94.3% |
