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Pizza vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pizza and malt?

  • The amount of iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B3, folate, phosphorus, manganese, and calcium in pizza is higher than in malt.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for iron is 28% more.
  • Malt contains 15 times less vitamin B3 than pizza. Pizza contains 3.825mg of vitamin B3, while malt contains 0.259mg.
  • Malt has less sodium.

We used Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk types 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
8
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%
Malt
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +91.8%
Contains more IronIron +1081%
Contains more CopperCopper +183.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +350%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +268.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90%
~equal in Potassium ~172mg

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
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 4.7% 23% 17% 0% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70% 8.9%
Malt
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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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1300%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +165.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1283.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +622.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1376.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2133.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +933.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.184mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.42µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Malt DV% diff.
Iron 2.48mg 0.21mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.054mg 28%
Selenium 19.9µg 5.4µg 26%
Sodium 598mg 60mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.259mg 22%
Folate 93µg 9µg 21%
Phosphorus 216mg 91mg 18%
Protein 11.39g 3.37g 16%
Saturated fat 4.465g 1.883g 12%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.08mg 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Fats 9.69g 3.29g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.208g 10%
Calories 266kcal 85kcal 9%
Calcium 188mg 98mg 9%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.41mg 8%
Copper 0.105mg 0.037mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.354mg 7%
Carbs 33.33g 11.2g 7%
Fiber 2.3g 0.5g 7%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0.3µg 5%
Vitamin A 69µg 26µg 5%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.06mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.827g 4%
Choline 16.4mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Cholesterol 17mg 10mg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.184mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.1mg 1%
Caffeine 0mg 3mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 10.7g N/A
Potassium 172mg 172mg 0%
Sugar 3.58g 6.68g N/A
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.42µg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g N/A
Tryptophan 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.077mg 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
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
Malt
1
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +238%
Contains more FatsFats +194.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.6%
Contains more OtherOther +202.5%
Contains more WaterWater +88.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
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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
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +215.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +708.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -57.8%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.