Pizza vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pizza and cheese different?
- Pizza has more vitamin B1, iron, and vitamin B3; however, cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B2.
- Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 72% more than pizza.
- Pizza has 65 times more vitamin B3 than cheese. Pizza has 3.825mg of vitamin B3, while cheese has 0.059mg.
- Pizza contains less saturated fat.
- Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of cheese is 0.
Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cheese, cheddar types were 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +126.3% |
| Contains more IronIron | +1671.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +250% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1233.3% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +12.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +277.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +171.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +110.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +43.2% |
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 | +16.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +1244.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +6383.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +21.2% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +179.2% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +244.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +378.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +119.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +161.9% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Saturated fat | 4.465g | 18.867g | 65% |
| Calcium | 188mg | 710mg | 52% |
| Fats | 9.69g | 33.31g | 36% |
| Phosphorus | 216mg | 455mg | 34% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.029mg | 30% |
| Iron | 2.48mg | 0.14mg | 29% |
| Vitamin A | 69µg | 330µg | 29% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.42µg | 1.1µg | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 99mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.825mg | 0.059mg | 24% |
| Protein | 11.39g | 22.87g | 23% |
| Zinc | 1.34mg | 3.64mg | 21% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.195mg | 0.428mg | 18% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.608g | 9.246g | 17% |
| Folate | 93µg | 27µg | 17% |
| Selenium | 19.9µg | 28.5µg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.36mg | 0.027mg | 14% |
| Starch | 26.95g | 11% | |
| Carbs | 33.33g | 3.09g | 10% |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 0g | 9% |
| Copper | 0.105mg | 0.03mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.41mg | 8% | |
| Calories | 266kcal | 404kcal | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 6.7µg | 2.4µg | 4% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.6µg | 3% |
| Potassium | 172mg | 76mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 24IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 598mg | 653mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.681g | 1.421g | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.066mg | 1% |
| Magnesium | 24mg | 27mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 1g | 0g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.83mg | 0.71mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 31.03g | 3.09g | N/A |
| Sugar | 3.58g | 0.48g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.241g | 0.917g | N/A |
| Choline | 16.4mg | 16.5mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.547mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.41mg | 1.044mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.564mg | 1.206mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.139mg | 1.939mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.77mg | 1.025mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.264mg | 0.547mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.664mg | 1.074mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.72mg | 1.404mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.355mg | 0.547mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0.01g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.001g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - ALA | 0.175g | N/A | |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.004g | 0.017g | 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 | 0.007g | N/A |
| Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 1.367g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +978.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +16.6% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +100.8% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +243.8% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +53.3% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +18.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +254.5% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
| Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
| Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +200% |
| Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
| Contains more LactoseLactose | +250% |
| Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
| Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +30% |
