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Pizza vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pizza and meatball

  • Pizza has more selenium and calcium, while meatball has more copper, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, choline, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Meatball's daily need coverage for copper is 67% higher.
  • Meatball contains 25 times less selenium than pizza. Pizza contains 19.9µg of selenium, while meatball contains 0.8µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in meatball is lower.
  • Meatball has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of meatball is 0, while the glycemic index of pizza is 60.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Meatballs, meatless.

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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
Pizza
5
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 13% 7.5% 16% 81% 235% 49% 147% 72% 0% 4.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +652%
Contains more IronIron +14.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2387.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +572.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +34.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.3%
~equal in Potassium ~180mg
~equal in Sodium ~550mg

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
5
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% 35% 0% 235% 49% 47% 30% 46% 188% 0% 59% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +108.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +140.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +257.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +439%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Meatball DV% diff.
Copper 0.105mg 0.706mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.938mg 46%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 1.5µg 45%
Selenium 19.9µg 0.8µg 35%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 4.666g 20%
Protein 11.39g 21g 19%
Phosphorus 216mg 344mg 18%
Manganese 0.36mg 16%
Calcium 188mg 25mg 16%
Saturated fat 4.465g 1.425g 14%
Choline 16.4mg 88.4mg 13%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 4.6g 9%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 2.5mg 8%
Vitamin A 69µg 0µg 8%
Carbs 33.33g 8g 8%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 1.73mg 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Zinc 1.34mg 1.8mg 4%
Iron 2.48mg 2.16mg 4%
Folate 93µg 78µg 4%
Calories 266kcal 197kcal 3%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 598mg 550mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.213mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1%
Magnesium 24mg 18mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 2.188g 1%
Fats 9.69g 9g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 3.4g N/A
Potassium 172mg 180mg 0%
Sugar 3.58g 1.25g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0g 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 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
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
21% 9% 8% 58% 4%
Protein: 21 g
Fats: 9 g
Carbs: 8 g
Water: 58 g
Other: 4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +316.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.4%
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +65.3%
~equal in Fats ~9g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
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
17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.425 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.188 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.666 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +19.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +177.6%

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. Meatball - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169067/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.