Pita bread vs. Tortilla — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pita bread and tortillas?

Pita bread has less phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, calcium, magnesium, fats, and copper than tortillas.
Tortillas' daily need coverage for phosphorus is 36% higher.
Pita bread contains less saturated fat.
Tortillas have a lower glycemic index than pita bread.

We used Bread, pita, white, enriched and Tortillas, ready-to-bake or -fry, whole wheat types in this comparison.

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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

Tortilla

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+226.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+183.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+58.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+256.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.5%

~equal in Iron ~2.63mg

~equal in Sodium ~512mg

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

Tortilla

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+817.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2150%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.858mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	97mg	346mg	36%
Fiber	2.2g	9.8g	30%
Manganese	0.481mg		21%
Vitamin B6	0.034mg	0.312mg	21%
Saturated fat	0.166g	4.878g	21%
Vitamin B1	0.599mg	0.823mg	19%
Selenium	27.1µg	37µg	18%
Calcium	86mg	244mg	16%
Magnesium	26mg	85mg	14%
Fats	1.2g	9.76g	13%
Copper	0.168mg	0.266mg	11%
Zinc	0.84mg	1.92mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.397mg		8%
Folate	107µg	138µg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	0.105g	3.062g	7%
Potassium	120mg	262mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.9mg	4%
Vitamin K	0.2µg	4.5µg	4%
Carbs	55.7g	45.89g	3%
Vitamin B2	0.327mg	0.289mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.535g	0.992g	3%
Calories	275kcal	310kcal	2%
Protein	9.1g	9.76g	1%
Sodium	536mg	512mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.632mg	4.858mg	1%
Choline	14.6mg	20mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.3g	3.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	302kcal	318kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	36g	32g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.9	0.83	N/A
Net carbs	53.5g	36.09g	N/A
Iron	2.62mg	2.63mg	0%
Sugar	1.3g	2.44g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.105mg	0.129mg	0%
Threonine	0.257mg	0.312mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.349mg	0.353mg	0%
Leucine	0.634mg	0.671mg	0%
Lysine	0.219mg	0.37mg	0%
Methionine	0.16mg	0.163mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.446mg	0.488mg	0%
Valine	0.394mg	0.444mg	0%
Histidine	0.195mg	0.255mg	0%