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Pizza vs. Cornmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pizza and cornmeal

  • Pizza has more calcium, vitamin B12, selenium, and phosphorus, while cornmeal has more folate, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1.
  • Cornmeal's daily need coverage for folate is 29% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in cornmeal is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cornmeal, degermed, enriched, yellow.

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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 23% 0.9% 13% 164% 25% 18% 42% 0.91% 23% 57%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +103%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +118.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +106.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +89.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +75.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%

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 0% 3.7% 2.4% 0% 138% 88% 93% 14% 42% 0% 0% 157% 4.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +527.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +591.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +90.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +95.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +124.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Cornmeal DV% diff.
Folate 93µg 209µg 29%
Sodium 598mg 7mg 26%
Iron 2.48mg 4.36mg 24%
Starch 26.95g 73.3g 19%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0.22g 19%
Calcium 188mg 3mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Selenium 19.9µg 10.5µg 17%
Phosphorus 216mg 99mg 17%
Carbs 33.33g 79.45g 15%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.382mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.551mg 13%
Fats 9.69g 1.75g 12%
Protein 11.39g 7.11g 9%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.174mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.182mg 8%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 4.968mg 7%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.66mg 6%
Vitamin A 69µg 11µg 6%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0µg 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.39g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.828g 6%
Fiber 2.3g 3.9g 6%
Calories 266kcal 370kcal 5%
Vitamin B5 0.24mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.12mg 5%
Copper 0.105mg 0.076mg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 32mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1g 0.17g 1%
Potassium 172mg 142mg 1%
Choline 16.4mg 8.6mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 75.55g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 1.61g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.038mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.172mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.242mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 1.006mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.105mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.162mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.366mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.337mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.172mg 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 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0g 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
7% 2% 79% 11%
Protein: 7.11 g
Fats: 1.75 g
Carbs: 79.45 g
Water: 11.18 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +60.2%
Contains more FatsFats +453.7%
Contains more WaterWater +286.1%
Contains more OtherOther +374.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.4%

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
15% 27% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.22 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.39 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.828 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +568.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +103%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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88% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 26.95 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 0.78 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0.42 g
Maltose: 1.05 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
98%
Starch: 73.3 g
Sucrose: 0.68 g
Glucose: 0.56 g
Fructose: 0.17 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.19 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +39.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +488.2%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +452.6%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +172%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +240%

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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. Cornmeal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168867/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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