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Pizza vs. Melon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pizza and melon

  • Pizza has more selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B3, folate, and calcium; however, melon has more vitamin C.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for selenium is 35% more.
  • Pizza has 179 times more saturated fat than melon. Pizza has 4.465g of saturated fat, while melon has 0.025g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Melons, casaba, raw.

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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
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%
Melon
Melon
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 16% 13% 20% 1.9% 2.1% 1.2% 4.6% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1609.1%
Contains more IronIron +629.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +75%
Contains more ZincZinc +1814.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +4220%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +928.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4875%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
~equal in Potassium ~182mg

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
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%
Melon
Melon
3
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 73% 0% 1% 0% 3.8% 7.2% 4.4% 5% 38% 0% 6.3% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1560%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +529%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1548.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +168%
Contains more FolateFolate +1062.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +115.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +103.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Melon DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 0.4µg 35%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.015mg 31%
Phosphorus 216mg 5mg 30%
Iron 2.48mg 0.34mg 27%
Sodium 598mg 9mg 26%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 21.8mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.232mg 22%
Folate 93µg 8µg 21%
Protein 11.39g 1.11g 21%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0.025g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Calcium 188mg 11mg 18%
Fats 9.69g 0.1g 15%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.035mg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.031mg 13%
Calories 266kcal 28kcal 12%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.07mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.039g 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Carbs 33.33g 6.58g 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 0µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.002g 7%
Fiber 2.3g 0.9g 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.163mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.05mg 5%
Copper 0.105mg 0.06mg 5%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 2.5µg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 11mg 3%
Choline 16.4mg 7.6mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.084mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 5.68g N/A
Potassium 172mg 182mg 0%
Sugar 3.58g 5.69g 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
4
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
Melon
Melon
1
7% 92%
Protein: 1.11 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.58 g
Water: 91.85 g
Other: 0.36 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +926.1%
Contains more FatsFats +9590%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +406.5%
Contains more OtherOther +572.2%
Contains more WaterWater +112.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
Pizza
2
51% 30% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.465 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.608 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.681 g
Melon
Melon
1
38% 3% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.025 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.039 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +130300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4210.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

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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. Melon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169093/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.