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Pizza vs. Apple pie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pizza and apple pie

  • Apple pie has less phosphorus, folate, vitamin B1, calcium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, and manganese.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for phosphorus is 27% more.
  • Pizza has 42 times more vitamin B12 than apple pie. Pizza has 0.42µg of vitamin B12, while apple pie has 0.01µg.
  • Apple pie is lower in sodium.
  • Pizza has a higher glycemic index than apple pie.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Pie, apple, commercially prepared, unenriched flour.

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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.
Pizza
Pizza
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 3.3% 5.7% 45% 15% 4.4% 10% 35% 24% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +242.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1609.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164.6%
Contains more IronIron +105%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +737.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +800%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +97.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.5%

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.
Pizza
Pizza
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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%
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 11% 9.7% 0% 0% 34% 36% 21% 7.1% 8.8% 1.3% 0% 3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +137.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +191%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +240.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +110.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +2225%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Apple pie DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Phosphorus 216mg 24mg 27%
Folate 93µg 4µg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.134mg 21%
Protein 11.39g 1.9g 19%
Calcium 188mg 11mg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.01µg 17%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 1.123mg 17%
Iron 2.48mg 1.21mg 16%
Sodium 598mg 266mg 14%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.16mg 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.182mg 8%
Copper 0.105mg 0.046mg 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 4.388g 4%
Magnesium 24mg 7mg 4%
Vitamin A 69µg 29µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.158mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.038mg 3%
Choline 16.4mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 1.6g 3%
Potassium 172mg 65mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 2.198g 3%
Saturated fat 4.465g 3.797g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.119mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 3.2mg 2%
Fats 9.69g 11g 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Calories 266kcal 237kcal 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 32.4g N/A
Carbs 33.33g 34g 0%
Sugar 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.026mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.073mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.07mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.032mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.088mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.084mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.038mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 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
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Pizza
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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
2% 11% 34% 52%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 34 g
Water: 52.2 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +499.5%
Contains more OtherOther +168.9%
Contains more FatsFats +13.5%
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%
~equal in Carbs ~34g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
37% 42% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.797 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.388 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.198 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +68.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +30.8%

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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. Pizza - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173292/nutrients
  2. Apple pie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173239/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.