Pizza vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between pizza and shiitake?
- Pizza is higher in vitamin B1, iron, selenium, folate, calcium, phosphorus, and manganese; however, shiitake is richer in vitamin B6.
- Pizza's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 31% more.
- Shiitake contains 94 times less calcium than pizza. Pizza contains 188mg of calcium, while shiitake contains 2mg.
- Shiitake has less sodium.
- Shiitake has a lower glycemic index (32) than pizza (60).
We used Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +20% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +9300% |
Contains more IronIron | +504.9% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +30.1% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +92.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +56.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +249.1% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +76.7% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +35.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.5% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2500% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +615.4% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +11.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +266.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B1 | 0.39mg | 0.015mg | 31% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.5mg | 30% | |
Selenium | 19.9µg | 5.7µg | 26% |
Iron | 2.48mg | 0.41mg | 26% |
Sodium | 598mg | 9mg | 26% |
Saturated fat | 4.465g | 20% | |
Folate | 93µg | 13µg | 20% |
Calcium | 188mg | 2mg | 19% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.42µg | 18% | |
Protein | 11.39g | 2.24g | 18% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.08mg | 0.293mg | 16% |
Phosphorus | 216mg | 112mg | 15% |
Fats | 9.69g | 0.49g | 14% |
Calories | 266kcal | 34kcal | 12% |
Starch | 26.95g | 11% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.681g | 11% | |
Carbs | 33.33g | 6.79g | 9% |
Vitamin A | 69µg | 8% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 2.608g | 7% | |
Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% | |
Vitamin E | 0.83mg | 6% | |
Manganese | 0.36mg | 0.23mg | 6% |
Vitamin K | 6.7µg | 6% | |
Copper | 0.105mg | 0.142mg | 4% |
Potassium | 172mg | 304mg | 4% |
Zinc | 1.34mg | 1.03mg | 3% |
Choline | 16.4mg | 3% | |
Vitamin C | 1.4mg | 2% | |
Vitamin D | 0IU | 18IU | 2% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.195mg | 0.217mg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 0µg | 0.4µg | 2% |
Fructose | 1g | 0g | 1% |
Magnesium | 24mg | 20mg | 1% |
Fiber | 2.3g | 2.5g | 1% |
Net carbs | 31.03g | 4.29g | N/A |
Sugar | 3.58g | 2.38g | N/A |
Vitamin B3 | 3.825mg | 3.877mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.241g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.011mg | 0% | |
Threonine | 0.41mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.564mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.139mg | 0.189mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.77mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.264mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.664mg | 0.111mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.72mg | 0.145mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.355mg | 0.056mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.004g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.175g | N/A | |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0.004g | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +408.5% |
Contains more FatsFats | +1877.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +390.9% |
Contains more OtherOther | +227% |
Contains more WaterWater | +107.9% |
Carbohydrate type comparison
Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more StarchStarch | +∞% |
Contains more SucroseSucrose | +∞% |
Contains more FructoseFructose | +∞% |
Contains more LactoseLactose | +∞% |
Contains more MaltoseMaltose | +∞% |
Contains more GalactoseGalactose | +∞% |
Contains more GlucoseGlucose | +205.1% |