Pizza vs. Brie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between pizza and brie
- Pizza is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, manganese, and selenium, yet brie is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
- Brie covers your daily saturated fat needs 65% more than pizza.
- Pizza contains 11 times more manganese than brie. While pizza contains 0.36mg of manganese, brie contains only 0.034mg.
- The amount of saturated fat in pizza is lower.
- The glycemic index of brie is lower.
Food varieties used in this article are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cheese, brie.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +13.2% |
| Contains more IronIron | +396% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +452.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14.9% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +958.8% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +37.2% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +77.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +245.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +457.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +906.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +191.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +43.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +152.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +166.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +193.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +292.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 4.465g | 17.41g | 59% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.42µg | 1.65µg | 51% |
| Fats | 9.69g | 27.68g | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 100mg | 28% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.07mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.195mg | 0.52mg | 25% |
| Iron | 2.48mg | 0.5mg | 25% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.825mg | 0.38mg | 22% |
| Protein | 11.39g | 20.75g | 19% |
| Manganese | 0.36mg | 0.034mg | 14% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.69mg | 14% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.608g | 8.013g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 69µg | 174µg | 12% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.235mg | 12% |
| Starch | 26.95g | 11% | |
| Carbs | 33.33g | 0.45g | 11% |
| Copper | 0.105mg | 0.019mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 19.9µg | 14.5µg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 0g | 9% |
| Zinc | 1.34mg | 2.38mg | 9% |
| Folate | 93µg | 65µg | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.681g | 0.826g | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 6.7µg | 2.3µg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 216mg | 188mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.83mg | 0.24mg | 4% |
| Calories | 266kcal | 334kcal | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 20IU | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.5µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Fructose | 1g | 1% | |
| Potassium | 172mg | 152mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 24mg | 20mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 598mg | 629mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 31.03g | 0.45g | N/A |
| Calcium | 188mg | 184mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3.58g | 0.45g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.241g | N/A | |
| Choline | 16.4mg | 15.4mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.322mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.41mg | 0.751mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.564mg | 1.015mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.139mg | 1.929mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.77mg | 1.851mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.264mg | 0.592mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.664mg | 1.158mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.72mg | 1.34mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.355mg | 0.716mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.175g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.004g | 0g | 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
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +7306.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +82.2% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +185.7% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +12.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +11.6% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -74.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +103.5% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +207.2% |
