Whole wheat bread vs Pita bread
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
12.4 g protein · 42.7 g carbs (4.3 g sugars) · 3.5 g fat
9.1 g protein · 55.7 g carbs (1.3 g sugars) · 1.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot 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 gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Folate11% vs 41%
42 µg vs 165 µg
- Thiamin (B1)33% vs 50%
0.39 mg vs 0.6 mg
- Vitamin E18% vs 2%
2.7 mg vs 0.3 mg
- Fiber21% vs 8%
6 g vs 2.2 g
- Riboflavin (B2)13% vs 25%
0.17 mg vs 0.33 mg
- Magnesium18% vs 6%
75 mg vs 26 mg
- Vitamin B613% vs 2%
0.21 mg vs 0.034 mg
- Phosphorus17% vs 8%
212 mg vs 97 mg
- Zinc16% vs 8%
1.8 mg vs 0.84 mg
- Protein25% vs 18%
12.4 g vs 9.1 g
- Copper25% vs 19%
0.23 mg vs 0.17 mg
- Vitamin K7% vs <1%
7.8 µg vs 0.2 µg
- Calcium12% vs 7%
161 mg vs 86 mg
- Carbohydrates16% vs 20%
42.7 g vs 55.7 g
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.