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Pizza vs. Fruitcake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pizza and fruitcake different?

  • Pizza has more selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, folate, vitamin B12, calcium, and zinc than fruitcake.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for pizza is 33% higher.
  • Pizza contains 42 times more vitamin B12 than fruitcake. While pizza contains 0.42µg of vitamin B12, fruitcake contains only 0.01µg.
  • Fruitcake has less sodium.

Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cake, fruitcake, commercially prepared 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.
Pizza
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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 11% 9.9% 14% 78% 17% 7.4% 22% 13% 29% 11%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +469.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.4%
Contains more IronIron +19.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +110%
Contains more ZincZinc +396.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +315.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +63.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +895%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.1%

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
Pizza
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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 1.7% 2.3% 18% 0% 13% 23% 15% 14% 11% 1.3% 3.8% 15% 4.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +180%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +885.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +680%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +383.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +346.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +365%
Contains more CholineCholine +84.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.9mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Fruitcake DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 2µg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.05mg 28%
Phosphorus 216mg 52mg 23%
Sodium 598mg 101mg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.791mg 19%
Folate 93µg 20µg 18%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.01µg 17%
Protein 11.39g 2.9g 17%
Saturated fat 4.465g 1.048g 16%
Calcium 188mg 33mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 3.323g 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.27mg 10%
Carbs 33.33g 61.6g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.099mg 7%
Vitamin A 69µg 7µg 7%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.22mg 6%
Fiber 2.3g 3.7g 6%
Copper 0.105mg 0.05mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.226mg 5%
Iron 2.48mg 2.07mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 1.5µg 4%
Cholesterol 17mg 5mg 4%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 4.2g 4%
Calories 266kcal 324kcal 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Magnesium 24mg 16mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Potassium 172mg 153mg 1%
Choline 16.4mg 8.9mg 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.5mg 1%
Fats 9.69g 9.1g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 57.9g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 27.42g N/A
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.9mg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.102mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.121mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.206mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.121mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.059mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.14mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.144mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.071mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g 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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Pizza
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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
3% 9% 62% 25%
Protein: 2.9 g
Fats: 9.1 g
Carbs: 61.6 g
Water: 25.3 g
Other: 1.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +292.8%
Contains more WaterWater +70.6%
Contains more OtherOther +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.8%
~equal in Fats ~9.1g

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
12% 49% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.048 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.323 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +61%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +97.7%

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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. Fruitcake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174939/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.