Pita bread vs. Shortbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pita bread and shortbread

Pita bread has more selenium, vitamin B1, protein, copper, and vitamin B3, while shortbread has more fats, vitamin E, and vitamin K.
Shortbread covers your daily need for saturated fat 40% more than pita bread.
Pita bread contains 4 times more selenium than shortbread. While pita bread contains 27.1µg of selenium, shortbread contains only 6.2µg.
The amount of sodium in shortbread is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Bread, pita, white, enriched and Cookies, shortbread, commercially prepared, plain.

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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

Shortbread

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+85.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+561.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+86.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+337.1%

Contains more IronIron	+13.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-34.1%

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

Shortbread

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+41.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+23.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+32.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+713.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+108.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+5400%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.314mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.885g	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	8.326g	52%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		7.253g	43%
Fats	1.2g	26.22g	38%
Selenium	27.1µg	6.2µg	38%
Saturated fat	0.166g	8.105g	36%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.353mg	21%
Starch		40.47g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	6.708g	17%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	2.44mg	14%
Calories	275kcal	514kcal	12%
Copper	0.168mg	0.09mg	9%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	11µg	9%
Sodium	536mg	353mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	3.275mg	8%
Protein	9.1g	5.37g	7%
Calcium	86mg	13mg	7%
Folate	107µg	81µg	7%
Iron	2.62mg	2.98mg	5%
Fiber	2.2g	1.3g	4%
Phosphorus	97mg	66mg	4%
Manganese	0.481mg	0.393mg	4%
Carbs	55.7g	63.78g	3%
Magnesium	26mg	14mg	3%
Zinc	0.84mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.071mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg	0.321mg	2%
Choline	14.6mg	0.9mg	2%
Potassium	120mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.314mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	957kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	19g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	62.48g	N/A
Sugar	1.3g	21.65g	N/A
Trans fat		0.714g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg		0%
Threonine	0.257mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg		0%
Leucine	0.634mg		0%
Lysine	0.219mg		0%
Methionine	0.16mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg		0%
Valine	0.394mg		0%
Histidine	0.195mg		0%
Fructose		0.3g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.033g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A