Pita bread vs. Muffin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pita bread and muffin

Pita bread has more vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, iron, folate, and vitamin B2; however, muffin is higher in vitamin K, fats, and choline.
Pita bread covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 36% more than muffin.
Muffin contains 3 times less selenium than pita bread. Pita bread contains 27.1µg of selenium, while muffin contains 8.2µg.
Pita bread has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Bread, pita, white, enriched and Muffins, blueberry, commercially prepared (Includes mini-muffins).

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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

Muffin

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+95.5%
Contains more IronIron	+101.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+180%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+230.5%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.3%

~equal in Potassium ~121mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.449mg

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

Muffin

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+256.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+226.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+122.9%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+443.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+19500%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		1.022g	64%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	8.103g	50%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		6.911g	41%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.168mg	36%
Selenium	27.1µg	8.2µg	34%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	39.2µg	33%
Fats	1.2g	16.07g	23%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	1.418mg	20%
Iron	2.62mg	1.3mg	17%
Folate	107µg	48µg	15%
Choline	14.6mg	92.5mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.163mg	13%
Copper	0.168mg	0.06mg	12%
Saturated fat	0.166g	2.844g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	4.822g	12%
Cholesterol	0mg	30mg	10%
Protein	9.1g	4.49g	9%
Sodium	536mg	336mg	9%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	1.63mg	9%
Starch		16.31g	7%
Phosphorus	97mg	146mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.16µg	7%
Calories	275kcal	375kcal	5%
Magnesium	26mg	10mg	4%
Calcium	86mg	44mg	4%
Fiber	2.2g	1.1g	4%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.37mg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	21µg	2%
Fructose		1.21g	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.9mg	1%
Carbs	55.7g	53g	1%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	4 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.449mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.47mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	835kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	27g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	4.5	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	51.9g	N/A
Potassium	120mg	121mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	31.47g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.04mg	0%
Trans fat		0.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.066mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.181mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.224mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.421mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.199mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.115mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.257mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.128mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.048g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.007g	N/A