Pizza vs. Egg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pizza and eggs different?
- Pizza has more vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron; however, eggs are richer in copper, choline, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, and selenium.
- Eggs cover your daily need for copper, 211% more than pizza.
- Pizza has 60 times more vitamin B3 than eggs. Pizza has 3.825mg of vitamin B3, while eggs have 0.064mg.
- Eggs contain less sodium.
- Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of eggs is 0.
Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled 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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +140% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +276% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +36.5% |
| Contains more IronIron | +108.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +27.6% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +25.6% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1284.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +1804.8% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -79.3% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +54.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +490.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +5876.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +2133.3% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +111.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +115.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +24.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +163.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +51.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +164.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +1691.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Copper | 0.105mg | 2mg | 211% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 373mg | 119% |
| Choline | 16.4mg | 293.8mg | 50% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.42µg | 1.11µg | 29% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.398mg | 28% | |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.066mg | 27% |
| Vitamin B3 | 3.825mg | 0.064mg | 24% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.195mg | 0.513mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 598mg | 124mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 19.9µg | 30.8µg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.48mg | 1.19mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.36mg | 0.026mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 188mg | 50mg | 14% |
| Folate | 93µg | 44µg | 12% |
| Vitamin D | 0IU | 87IU | 11% |
| Vitamin D | 0µg | 2.2µg | 11% |
| Carbs | 33.33g | 1.12g | 11% |
| Starch | 26.95g | 11% | |
| Fiber | 2.3g | 0g | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 69µg | 149µg | 9% |
| Calories | 266kcal | 155kcal | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 216mg | 172mg | 6% |
| Saturated fat | 4.465g | 3.267g | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 6.7µg | 0.3µg | 5% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 2.608g | 4.077g | 4% |
| Magnesium | 24mg | 10mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.121mg | 3% |
| Zinc | 1.34mg | 1.05mg | 3% |
| Protein | 11.39g | 12.58g | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1.4mg | 0mg | 2% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.681g | 1.414g | 2% |
| Potassium | 172mg | 126mg | 1% |
| Fructose | 1g | 1% | |
| Fats | 9.69g | 10.61g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.83mg | 1.03mg | 1% |
| Net carbs | 31.03g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Sugar | 3.58g | 1.12g | N/A |
| Trans fat | 0.241g | N/A | |
| Tryptophan | 0.153mg | 0% | |
| Threonine | 0.41mg | 0.604mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.564mg | 0.686mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.139mg | 1.075mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.77mg | 0.904mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.264mg | 0.392mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.664mg | 0.668mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.72mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.355mg | 0.298mg | 0% |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | 0.005g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.038g | 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 | +2875.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +126.2% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +10.4% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +72.9% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +18.9% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -26.8% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +56.3% |
