Pita bread vs. Pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pita bread and pastry different?

Pita bread is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B5, calcium, folate, copper, and phosphorus, while pastry is higher in fats and vitamin K.
Pastry covers your daily need for fats 57% more than pita bread.
Pastry is lower in sodium.

Bread, pita, white, enriched and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake types were used in this article.

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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

Pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+760%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-53.5%

~equal in Iron ~2.56mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.488mg

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

Pastry

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+37.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+80%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+7950%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.168mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	1.2g	38.1g	57%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	21.597g	54%
Saturated fat	0.166g	9.643g	43%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	4.894g	29%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.398mg	17%
Calories	275kcal	551kcal	14%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	16.1µg	13%
Sodium	536mg	249mg	12%
Calcium	86mg	10mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0mg	8%
Folate	107µg	78µg	7%
Copper	0.168mg	0.114mg	6%
Phosphorus	97mg	60mg	5%
Selenium	27.1µg	24.2µg	5%
Protein	9.1g	7.3g	4%
Carbs	55.7g	45.1g	4%
Fiber	2.2g	1.5g	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.53mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.283mg	3%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	4.168mg	3%
Magnesium	26mg	16mg	2%
Potassium	120mg	61mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.54mg	2%
Iron	2.62mg	2.56mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.021mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	6.4mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	755kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	2.7	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	43.6g	N/A
Sugar	1.3g	0.74g	N/A
Manganese	0.481mg	0.488mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.085mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.196mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.272mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.508mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.142mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.129mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.362mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.308mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.156mg	0%