Whole wheat bread vs Pita bread

Whole wheat breadPita bread
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 9% more calories in pita bread than in whole wheat bread (275 vs 252 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from carbohydrate.

More in whole wheat bread: vitamin E (8.9×), fiber (2.7×), magnesium (2.9×), vitamin B6 (6.3×) and 6 more. More in pita bread: folate (3.9×), thiamin, riboflavin and carbohydrates. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Whole wheat bread252 cal

12.4 g protein · 42.7 g carbs (4.3 g sugars) · 3.5 g fat

Pita bread275 cal

9.1 g protein · 55.7 g carbs (1.3 g sugars) · 1.2 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%
  • Folate42 µg · 165 µg
    11%41%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.39 mg · 0.6 mg
    33%50%
  • Vitamin E2.7 mg · 0.3 mg
    18%2%
  • Fiber6 g · 2.2 g
    21%8%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.17 mg · 0.33 mg
    13%25%
  • Magnesium75 mg · 26 mg
    18%6%
  • Vitamin B60.21 mg · 0.034 mg
    13%2%
  • Phosphorus212 mg · 97 mg
    17%8%
  • Zinc1.8 mg · 0.84 mg
    16%8%
  • Protein12.4 g · 9.1 g
    25%18%
  • Copper0.23 mg · 0.17 mg
    25%19%
  • Vitamin K7.8 µg · 0.2 µg
    7%<1%
  • Calcium161 mg · 86 mg
    12%7%
  • Carbohydrates42.7 g · 55.7 g
    16%20%

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat3.5 g · 1.2 g4%·2%
  • Saturated fatlimit0.72 g · 0.17 g4%·1%
  • Cholesterollimit0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit455 mg · 536 mg20%·23%
  • Potassium254 mg · 120 mg5%·3%
  • Iron2.5 mg · 2.6 mg14%·15%
  • Selenium25.7 µg · 27.1 µg47%·49%
  • Vitamin A0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Niacin (B3)4.4 mg · 4.6 mg28%·29%
  • Vitamin B120 µg · 0 µg0%·0%
  • Choline27.2 mg · 14.6 mg5%·3%

Reported for only one of the two, so not compared: manganese, pantothenic acid (B5).

From USDA FoodData Central: Whole wheat bread (SR Legacy 172688), Pita bread (Survey (FNDDS) 2707616). 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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