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

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The main differences between pita bread and italian bread

Pita bread has more vitamin B1; however, italian bread has more folate and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for folate for italian bread is 21% higher.
Pita bread is lower in sugar.

Food types used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Bread, italian.

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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

Italian bread

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

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Calcium ~78mg

~equal in Potassium ~110mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.86mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~103mg

~equal in Sodium ~550mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.464mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.2µg

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

Italian bread

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

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.29mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.381mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.378mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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