Pizza vs. Gingerbread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pizza and gingerbread

Pizza is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin B3, and calcium, yet gingerbread is higher in manganese, magnesium, and copper.
Pizza covers your daily phosphorus needs 23% more than gingerbread.
Pizza contains 7 times more vitamin B12 than gingerbread. While pizza contains 0.42µg of vitamin B12, gingerbread contains only 0.06µg.
The amount of sodium in gingerbread is lower.
The glycemic index of pizza is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Cake, gingerbread, prepared from recipe.

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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

Gingerbread

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+164.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+243.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+155.2%
Contains more IronIron	+16.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+85.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+89.7%

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

Gingerbread

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+392.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+120.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+600%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+181.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+137.5%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Phosphorus	216mg	54mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	4.216g	17%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.19mg	17%
Protein	11.39g	3.9g	15%
Folate	93µg	33µg	15%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.06µg	15%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.683mg	14%
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	1.738mg	13%
Calcium	188mg	71mg	12%
Sodium	598mg	327mg	12%
Magnesium	24mg	70mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	7.124g	11%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Fats	9.69g	16.4g	10%
Copper	0.105mg	0.195mg	10%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.39mg	9%
Fiber	2.3g		9%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.19mg	8%
Potassium	172mg	439mg	8%
Vitamin B5		0.375mg	8%
Selenium	19.9µg	16.3µg	7%
Vitamin A	69µg	14µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.83mg		6%
Vitamin K	6.7µg		6%
Calories	266kcal	356kcal	5%
Iron	2.48mg	2.88mg	5%
Cholesterol	17mg	32mg	5%
Carbs	33.33g	49.2g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.162mg	3%
Choline	16.4mg		3%
Saturated fat	4.465g	4.122g	2%
Fructose	1g		1%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0.1mg	1%
Net carbs	31.03g	49.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.58g		N/A
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.047mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	0.124mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.151mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	0.279mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	0.131mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.08mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	0.173mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.087mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	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