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Pizza vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pizza and pork Meat

  • Pizza has more folate, calcium, and iron; however, pork Meat is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B3.
  • Pork Meat covers your daily vitamin B6 needs 51% more than pizza.
  • Pork Meat contains less sodium.
  • Pizza has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pizza is 60, while the glycemic index of pork Meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted.

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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.
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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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3033.3%
Contains more IronIron +115.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2669.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +144.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +80.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +23.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -90.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +92%
~equal in Copper ~0.111mg

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.
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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 0% 0% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +937.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +143.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +98.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +823.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +35.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +442.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.739mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.95mg 47%
Selenium 19.9µg 38.2µg 33%
Protein 11.39g 26.17g 30%
Sodium 598mg 57mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 7.432mg 23%
Folate 93µg 0µg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.012mg 20%
Cholesterol 17mg 73mg 19%
Calcium 188mg 6mg 18%
Iron 2.48mg 1.15mg 17%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.013mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.387mg 15%
Saturated fat 4.465g 1.198g 15%
Choline 16.4mg 88.9mg 13%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Carbs 33.33g 0g 11%
Zinc 1.34mg 2.42mg 10%
Fats 9.69g 3.51g 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 0µg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.506g 8%
Phosphorus 216mg 267mg 7%
Potassium 172mg 421mg 7%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.57µg 6%
Calories 266kcal 143kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.08mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 1.334g 3%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Copper 0.105mg 0.111mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 29mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 10IU 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g 0.411g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +176.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +178.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +129.8%
Contains more WaterWater +60.9%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +95.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +232.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%

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. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.