Pizza vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pizza and chocolate cake

Pizza has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, selenium, and calcium; however, chocolate cake is richer in choline and copper.
Pizza covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 21% more than chocolate cake.
Chocolate cake has 3 times less folate than pizza. Pizza has 93µg of folate, while chocolate cake has 27µg.
Chocolate cake contains less sodium.
Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of chocolate cake is 41.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting.

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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

Chocolate cake

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+213.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+22.9%
Contains more IronIron	+54%
Contains more ZincZinc	+94.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+97.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.3%

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

Chocolate cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+236.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+95.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+244.4%

Contains more CholineCholine

+682.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.141mg	21%
Choline	16.4mg	128.4mg	20%
Folate	93µg	27µg	17%
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	1.137mg	17%
Phosphorus	216mg	106mg	16%
Selenium	19.9µg	11.9µg	15%
Cholesterol	17mg	58mg	14%
Calcium	188mg	60mg	13%
Protein	11.39g	5.3g	12%
Sodium	598mg	315mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.16µg	11%
Iron	2.48mg	1.61mg	11%
Copper	0.105mg	0.207mg	11%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	6.039g	9%
Fats	9.69g	15.1g	8%
Vitamin A	69µg		8%
Carbs	33.33g	53.4g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	2.761g	7%
Vitamin K	6.7µg		6%
Vitamin E	0.83mg		6%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.69mg	6%
Vitamin B5		0.304mg	6%
Calories	266kcal	371kcal	5%
Saturated fat	4.465g	5.43g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.041mg	3%
Fiber	2.3g	1.6g	3%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.28mg	3%
Magnesium	24mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.213mg	1%
Fructose	1g		1%
Potassium	172mg	140mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0.2mg	1%
Net carbs	31.03g	51.8g	N/A
Sugar	3.58g		N/A
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.068mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	0.202mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.24mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	0.407mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	0.268mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.116mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.265mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	0.283mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.12mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	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