Pita bread vs Bagel

In short

Gram for gram, the calories are about the same: 275 in 100 g of pita bread, 264 of bagel. Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in pita bread: selenium, sodium and copper. More in bagel: iron. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Pita bread275 cal

9.1 g protein · 55.7 g carbs (1.3 g sugars) · 1.2 g fat

Bagel264 cal

10.6 g protein · 52.4 g carbs (8.4 g sugars) · 1.3 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%25%50%
  • Selenium27.1 µg · 21.5 µg
    49%39%
  • Iron2.6 mg · 3.6 mg
    15%20%
  • Sodiumlimit536 mg · 422 mg
    23%18%
  • Copper0.17 mg · 0.13 mg
    19%14%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Protein9.1 g · 10.6 g18%·21%
  • Total fat1.2 g · 1.3 g2%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.17 g · 0.36 g1%·2%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates55.7 g · 52.4 g20%·19%
  • Fiber2.2 g · 1.6 g8%·6%
  • Potassium120 mg · 107 mg3%·2%
  • Calcium86 mg · 70 mg7%·5%
  • Magnesium26 mg · 29 mg6%·7%
  • Phosphorus97 mg · 99 mg8%·8%
  • Zinc0.84 mg · 0.83 mg8%·8%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.3 mg · 0.32 mg2%·2%
  • Vitamin K0.2 µg · 0.2 µg<1%·<1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.6 mg · 0.57 mg50%·47%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.33 mg · 0.34 mg25%·26%
  • Niacin (B3)4.6 mg · 4.5 mg29%·28%
  • Vitamin B60.034 mg · 0.07 mg2%·4%
  • Folate165 µg · 163 µg41%·41%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline14.6 mg · 14.6 mg3%·3%

From USDA FoodData Central: Pita bread (Survey (FNDDS) 2707616), Bagel (Survey (FNDDS) 2707684). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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