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Custard vs. Pizza — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are custard and pizza different?

  • Pizza has more vitamin B1, iron, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, manganese, and phosphorus than custard.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pizza is 27% higher.
  • Custard contains 3 times more cholesterol than pizza. While custard contains 51mg of cholesterol, pizza contains only 17mg.
  • Custard has a lower glycemic index (35) than pizza (60).

Egg custards, dry mix, prepared with whole milk and Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 42% 18% 13% 10% 14% 56% 11% 0.91% 33%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 56% 15% 93% 35% 37% 93% 78% 47% 109%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +35.3%
Contains more IronIron +629.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +250%
Contains more ZincZinc +162.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5042.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +231.7%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 17% 1.2% 18% 15% 51% 2.5% 42% 15% 65% 0.5% 6.8% 6.4%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +23.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +539.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2797.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +25%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3250%
Contains more FolateFolate +933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +39%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Custard Pizza DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.061mg 0.39mg 27%
Iron 0.34mg 2.48mg 27%
Selenium 6µg 19.9µg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.132mg 3.825mg 23%
Sodium 84mg 598mg 22%
Folate 9µg 93µg 21%
Manganese 0.007mg 0.36mg 15%
Protein 3.99g 11.39g 15%
Vitamin B5 0.699mg 14%
Phosphorus 130mg 216mg 12%
Cholesterol 51mg 17mg 11%
Saturated fat 2.032g 4.465g 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.312g 1.681g 9%
Fats 4g 9.69g 9%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Copper 0.03mg 0.105mg 8%
Zinc 0.51mg 1.34mg 8%
Calories 122kcal 266kcal 7%
Vitamin D 47IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0.83mg 5%
Carbs 17.6g 33.33g 5%
Calcium 139mg 188mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 6.7µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 1.127g 2.608g 4%
Vitamin B12 0.52µg 0.42µg 4%
Vitamin A 52µg 69µg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 24mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 0.195mg 2%
Fructose 0g 1g 1%
Potassium 207mg 172mg 1%
Choline 11.8mg 16.4mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1.4mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.064mg 0.08mg 1%
Net carbs 17.6g 31.03g N/A
Sugar 4.82g 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 0.192mg 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.207mg 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 0.337mg 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.214mg 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.091mg 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.173mg 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.233mg 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.092mg 0.355mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 4% 18% 73%
Protein: 3.99 g
Fats: 4 g
Carbs: 17.6 g
Water: 73.45 g
Other: 0.96 g
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11% 10% 33% 43% 2%
Protein: 11.39 g
Fats: 9.69 g
Carbs: 33.33 g
Water: 43.17 g
Other: 2.42 g
Contains more WaterWater +70.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +185.5%
Contains more FatsFats +142.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.4%
Contains more OtherOther +152.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
59% 32% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.032 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.127 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.312 g
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51% 30% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.465 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.608 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.681 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -54.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +131.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +438.8%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 4.63 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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88% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 26.95 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 0.78 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0.42 g
Maltose: 1.05 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
Contains more LactoseLactose +1002.4%
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Custard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168773/nutrients
  2. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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