Pita bread vs Bagel

In short

One serving each: 157 calories in pita bread (1 medium pita, 57 g), 121 calories in bagel (1 Bagel Thin, 46 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

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

Calories, and where they come from

Pita bread157 cal

1 medium pita (57 g) · 5.2 g protein · 31.7 g carbs (0.74 g sugars) · 0.68 g fat

Bagel121 cal

1 Bagel Thin (46 g) · 4.9 g protein · 24.1 g carbs (3.9 g sugars) · 0.61 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

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  • Selenium28% vs 18%

    15.4 µg vs 9.9 µg

  • Thiamin (B1)28% vs 22%

    0.34 mg vs 0.26 mg

  • Sodiumlimit13% vs 8%

    306 mg vs 194 mg

  • Folate24% vs 19%

    94 µg vs 75 µg

  • Copper11% vs 7%

    0.096 mg vs 0.059 mg

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.

  • Protein5.2 g · 4.9 g10%·10%
  • Total fat0.68 g · 0.61 g1%·1%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.095 g · 0.17 g<1%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Carbohydrates31.7 g · 24.1 g12%·9%
  • Fiber1.3 g · 0.74 g4%·3%
  • Potassium68.4 mg · 49.2 mg1%·1%
  • Calcium49 mg · 32.2 mg4%·2%
  • Iron1.5 mg · 1.6 mg8%·9%
  • Magnesium14.8 mg · 13.3 mg4%·3%
  • Phosphorus55.3 mg · 45.5 mg4%·4%
  • Zinc0.48 mg · 0.38 mg4%·3%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin E0.17 mg · 0.15 mg1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0.11 µg · 0.092 µg<1%·<1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.19 mg · 0.16 mg14%·12%
  • Niacin (B3)2.6 mg · 2.1 mg17%·13%
  • Vitamin B60.019 mg · 0.032 mg1%·2%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline8.3 mg · 6.7 mg2%·1%

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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