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Pizza vs. Chocolate ice cream — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pizza and chocolate ice cream different?

  • Pizza has more selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, iron, folate, phosphorus, manganese, and calcium than chocolate ice cream.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for pizza is 32% higher.
  • Pizza contains 17 times more vitamin B3 than chocolate ice cream. While pizza contains 3.825mg of vitamin B3, chocolate ice cream contains only 0.226mg.
  • Chocolate ice cream has less sodium.

Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Ice creams, chocolate 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.
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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 21% 33% 22% 35% 45% 16% 46% 9.9% 18% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +72.5%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +101.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +157.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +696%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +44.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +28.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%

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.
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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 2.3% 39% 6% 3% 11% 45% 4.2% 33% 13% 36% 0.75% 12% 12%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +828.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1592.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +44.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +481.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +71%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.2%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.194mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Chocolate ice cream DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 2.5µg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.042mg 29%
Sodium 598mg 76mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.226mg 22%
Iron 2.48mg 0.93mg 19%
Folate 93µg 16µg 19%
Phosphorus 216mg 107mg 16%
Protein 11.39g 3.8g 15%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.554mg 11%
Saturated fat 4.465g 6.8g 11%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.14mg 10%
Calcium 188mg 109mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.41g 8%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.58mg 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 34mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.29µg 5%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0.3µg 5%
Vitamin A 69µg 118µg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 1.2g 4%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.3mg 4%
Calories 266kcal 216kcal 3%
Copper 0.105mg 0.135mg 3%
Fats 9.69g 11g 2%
Potassium 172mg 249mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 3.21g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.055mg 2%
Carbs 33.33g 28.2g 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Choline 16.4mg 22.5mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.7mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Magnesium 24mg 29mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 27g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 25.36g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.194mg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Threonine 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 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
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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
4% 11% 28% 56%
Protein: 3.8 g
Fats: 11 g
Carbs: 28.2 g
Water: 55.7 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +199.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.2%
Contains more OtherOther +86.2%
Contains more FatsFats +13.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29%

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
65% 31% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.8 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.41 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +310%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.1%

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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. Chocolate ice cream - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168809/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.