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Pizza vs. McDonald's Filet-O-Fish — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pizza and mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish

  • Pizza has more folate, vitamin B1, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and zinc, while mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish has more vitamin B12 and selenium.
  • McDonald's Filet-O-Fish's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 28% higher.
  • McDonald's Filet-O-Fish contains 4 times less folate than pizza. Pizza contains 93µg of folate, while mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish contains 21µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in mcDonald's Filet-O-Fish is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and McDONALD'S, FILET-O-FISH.

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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 19% 36% 19% 59% 22% 16% 59% 57% 34% 139%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.7%
Contains more IronIron +59%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +131%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +37.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.1%

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
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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% 0% 23% 0% 53% 30% 42% 0% 0% 135% 12% 16% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +36.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +342.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +157.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza McDonald's Filet-O-Fish DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 1.08µg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 5.952g 28%
Folate 93µg 21µg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.211mg 15%
Iron 2.48mg 1.56mg 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Phosphorus 216mg 137mg 11%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 2.22mg 10%
Selenium 19.9µg 25.5µg 10%
Fats 9.69g 14.64g 8%
Vitamin A 69µg 8%
Calcium 188mg 120mg 7%
Saturated fat 4.465g 2.833g 7%
Sodium 598mg 434mg 7%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.58mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 32mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.13mg 5%
Fiber 2.3g 1.4g 4%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.262mg 4%
Copper 0.105mg 0.066mg 4%
Choline 16.4mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 4.005g 3%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 4.9µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 1.17mg 2%
Carbs 33.33g 26.39g 2%
Fructose 1g 1.93g 1%
Calories 266kcal 282kcal 1%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Potassium 172mg 220mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 27mg 1%
Protein 11.39g 11.26g 0%
Net carbs 31.03g 24.99g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 3.67g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0.128g N/A
Threonine 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.061g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g 0.614g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g 5.106g 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
11% 15% 26% 46% 2%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 14.64 g
Carbs: 26.39 g
Water: 45.76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +26.3%
Contains more OtherOther +24.1%
Contains more FatsFats +51.1%
~equal in Protein ~11.26g
~equal in Water ~45.76g

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
22% 31% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.833 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.952 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -36.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +53.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254.1%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
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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
3% 27% 53% 5% 12%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.1 g
Glucose: 1 g
Fructose: 1.93 g
Lactose: 0.2 g
Maltose: 0.43 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +100%
Contains more LactoseLactose +110%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +144.2%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +28.2%
Contains more FructoseFructose +93%

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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. McDonald's Filet-O-Fish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170319/nutrients

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

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