Pizza vs. Puff pastry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between pizza and puff pastry

Pizza has more phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, folate, zinc, and vitamin A; however, puff pastry is richer in selenium, vitamin K, and manganese.
Pizza covers your daily phosphorus needs 22% more than puff pastry.
Puff pastry contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Puff pastry, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked.

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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

Puff pastry

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1780%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+177.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+148.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+260%

Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+37.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.1%

~equal in Iron ~2.6mg

~equal in Copper ~0.115mg

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

Puff pastry

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+321.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+69.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+164.5%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+143.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.8mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	22.228g	137%
Fats	9.69g	38.5g	44%
Phosphorus	216mg	60mg	22%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0µg	18%
Calcium	188mg	10mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	8.828g	16%
Sodium	598mg	253mg	15%
Calories	266kcal	558kcal	15%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Folate	93µg	55µg	10%
Vitamin K	6.7µg	16.3µg	8%
Protein	11.39g	7.4g	8%
Vitamin A	69µg	0µg	8%
Selenium	19.9µg	24.5µg	8%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.54mg	7%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.495mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.323mg	6%
Cholesterol	17mg	0mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.258mg	5%
Saturated fat	4.465g	5.502g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.019mg	5%
Carbs	33.33g	45.7g	4%
Potassium	172mg	62mg	3%
Fiber	2.3g	1.5g	3%
Vitamin E	0.83mg	0.55mg	2%
Iron	2.48mg	2.6mg	2%
Magnesium	24mg	16mg	2%
Choline	16.4mg	6.2mg	2%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	0mg	2%
Fructose	1g		1%
Copper	0.105mg	0.115mg	1%
Net carbs	31.03g	44.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.58g	0.75g	N/A
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	3.8mg	0%
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.086mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	0.198mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.275mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	0.144mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.131mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.367mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	0.312mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.158mg	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