Pita bread vs. Cookie dough — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pita bread and cookie dough

Pita bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and protein, while cookie dough has more fats and manganese.
Pita bread covers your daily need for selenium 33% more than cookie dough.
Pita bread contains 3 times more folate than cookie dough. While pita bread contains 107µg of folate, cookie dough contains only 35µg.
The amount of sodium in cookie dough is lower.
Cookie dough has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of cookie dough is 54, while the glycemic index of pita bread is 68.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, pita, white, enriched and Cookies, oatmeal, refrigerated dough.

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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

Cookie dough

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+177.4%
Contains more IronIron	+22.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+197.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+59%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~104mg

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

Cookie dough

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+156%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+120.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+148.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+205.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.372mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	27.1µg	9.1µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.234mg	30%
Fats	1.2g	18.9g	27%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	10.531g	26%
Saturated fat	0.166g	4.751g	21%
Folate	107µg	35µg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	1.865mg	17%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.148mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	2.592g	14%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.765mg	12%
Sodium	536mg	294mg	11%
Cholesterol	0mg	24mg	8%
Calories	275kcal	424kcal	7%
Protein	9.1g	5.4g	7%
Calcium	86mg	31mg	6%
Iron	2.62mg	2.14mg	6%
Copper	0.168mg	0.11mg	6%
Choline	14.6mg		3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.64mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.04µg	2%
Carbs	55.7g	59.1g	1%
Potassium	120mg	147mg	1%
Fiber	2.2g	2.5g	1%
Phosphorus	97mg	104mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.372mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.041mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	785kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	24g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	2.8	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	56.6g	N/A
Magnesium	26mg	28mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g		N/A
Vitamin A	0µg	4µg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.088mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.177mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.227mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.414mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.257mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.122mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.278mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.125mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A