Pita bread vs. Cheese crackers — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita bread and cheese crackers

Pita bread has more selenium; however, cheese crackers are higher in fats, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin E, folate, and vitamin B6.
Cheese crackers cover your daily fats needs 33% more than pita bread.
Cheese crackers contain 2 times less selenium than pita bread. Pita bread contains 27.1µg of selenium, while cheese crackers contain 13.5µg.
Pita bread has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pita bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Crackers, cheese, regular.

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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.

Pita bread

Cheese crackers

Contains more CopperCopper	+34.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+100.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+58.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30%
Contains more IronIron	+86.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+41.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+106.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+16.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~25mg

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.

Pita bread

Cheese crackers

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+630%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+4600%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.562mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.338mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	10.09g	64%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		9.25g	54%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.715g	45%
Fats	1.2g	22.74g	33%
Iron	2.62mg	4.88mg	28%
Selenium	27.1µg	13.5µg	25%
Saturated fat	0.166g	5.288g	23%
Starch		52.56g	22%
Sodium	536mg	973mg	19%
Phosphorus	97mg	200mg	15%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.34µg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	5.744g	14%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	2.19mg	13%
Calories	275kcal	489kcal	11%
Folate	107µg	152µg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.17mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	6.113mg	9%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	9.4µg	8%
Calcium	86mg	136mg	5%
Copper	0.168mg	0.125mg	5%
Protein	9.1g	10.93g	4%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.562mg	4%
Zinc	0.84mg	1.19mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.562mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	17µg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.472mg	2%
Carbs	55.7g	59.42g	1%
Cholesterol	0mg	3mg	1%
Potassium	120mg	156mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.338mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	8.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	2.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	447kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	20g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	3	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	57.12g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	1 IU	0%
Magnesium	26mg	25mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	4.53g	N/A
Fiber	2.2g	2.3g	0%
Trans fat		0.542g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.129mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.295mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.424mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.744mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.418mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.194mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.49mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.245mg	0%
Fructose		0.37g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A