Pita bread vs. Cinnamon roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita bread and cinnamon roll

Pita bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, copper, and protein; however, cinnamon roll is higher in fats and vitamin K.
Cinnamon roll covers your daily saturated fat needs 62% more than pita bread.
Cinnamon roll contains 3 times less vitamin B1 than pita bread. Pita bread contains 0.599mg of vitamin B1, while cinnamon roll contains 0.211mg.
Pita bread has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pita bread is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Cinnamon buns, frosted (includes honey buns).

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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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.6%
Contains more IronIron	+91.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+171%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+108.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+112.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.1%

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

Cinnamon roll

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+183.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+137%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+48.6%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7500%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.166g	12.649g	57%
Fats	1.2g	26.61g	39%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.211mg	32%
Selenium	27.1µg	13µg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	8.723g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	3.676g	21%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		3.352g	20%
Iron	2.62mg	1.37mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.138mg	15%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	2.404mg	14%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.225g	14%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	15.2µg	13%
Copper	0.168mg	0.062mg	12%
Calcium	86mg	183mg	10%
Sodium	536mg	305mg	10%
Calories	275kcal	452kcal	9%
Protein	9.1g	4.45g	9%
Folate	107µg	72µg	9%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.292mg	8%
Starch		16.39g	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	1.15mg	6%
Phosphorus	97mg	131mg	5%
Fiber	2.2g	1.2g	4%
Magnesium	26mg	14mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.53mg	3%
Carbs	55.7g	48.6g	2%
Cholesterol	0mg	5mg	2%
Potassium	120mg	102mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.337mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	10.6mg	1%
Fructose		1.11g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	0.98g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	1016kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	0.98	N/A
Vitamin C	0mg	0.3mg	0%
Net carbs	53.5g	47.4g	N/A
Sugar	1.3g	25.7g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.038mg	0%
Trans fat		0.295g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.176mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.226mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.41mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.215mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.104mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.264mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.255mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.126mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A