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Mortadella vs. Pizza — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are mortadella and pizza different?

  • Mortadella is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B12; however, pizza is richer in vitamin B1, folate, phosphorus, calcium, manganese, and iron.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B2 for mortadella is 11754% higher.
  • Mortadella contains 4 times more vitamin B12 than pizza. While mortadella contains 1.48µg of vitamin B12, pizza contains only 0.42µg.
  • Pizza has less saturated fat.
  • Mortadella has a lower glycemic index (28) than pizza (60).

Mortadella, beef, pork 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 7.9% 5.4% 14% 53% 20% 57% 42% 163% 3.9% 123%
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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 ZincZinc +56.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +13.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +944.4%
Contains more IronIron +77.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +122.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -52%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1100%
~equal in Potassium ~172mg

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% 0% 4.4% 15% 30% 35308% 50% 26% 30% 185% 4% 2.3% 39%
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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 +78361.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +252.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +340.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +277.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +227.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +43.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +318.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3000%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Mortadella Pizza DV% diff.
Vitamin B2 153mg 0.195mg 11754%
Vitamin B12 1.48µg 0.42µg 44%
Sodium 1246mg 598mg 28%
Fats 25.39g 9.69g 24%
Vitamin B1 0.119mg 0.39mg 23%
Saturated fat 9.51g 4.465g 23%
Folate 3µg 93µg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 11.38g 2.608g 22%
Phosphorus 97mg 216mg 17%
Calcium 18mg 188mg 17%
Iron 1.4mg 2.48mg 14%
Manganese 0.03mg 0.36mg 14%
Cholesterol 56mg 17mg 13%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Choline 72.2mg 16.4mg 10%
Protein 16.37g 11.39g 10%
Carbs 3.05g 33.33g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.12g 1.681g 10%
Fiber 0g 2.3g 9%
Vitamin B5 0.44mg 9%
Vitamin A 0µg 69µg 8%
Vitamin B3 2.673mg 3.825mg 7%
Zinc 2.1mg 1.34mg 7%
Selenium 22.6µg 19.9µg 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 0µg 5%
Copper 0.06mg 0.105mg 5%
Vitamin D 41IU 0IU 5%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.83mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 6.7µg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 24mg 3%
Calories 311kcal 266kcal 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.4mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Net carbs 3.05g 31.03g N/A
Potassium 163mg 172mg 0%
Sugar 0g 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.152mg 0%
Threonine 0.633mg 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.708mg 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.213mg 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 1.262mg 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.394mg 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.598mg 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.735mg 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.52mg 0.355mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.004g 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
16% 25% 3% 52% 3%
Protein: 16.37 g
Fats: 25.39 g
Carbs: 3.05 g
Water: 52.3 g
Other: 2.89 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 ProteinProtein +43.7%
Contains more FatsFats +162%
Contains more WaterWater +21.1%
Contains more OtherOther +19.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +992.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 47% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 11.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.12 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +336.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +85.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53%

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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. Mortadella - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174573/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.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.