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Pizza vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pizza and smoothie?

  • Pizza is richer in iron, vitamin B3, calcium, fiber, and vitamin B12, while smoothie is higher in vitamin C.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for iron is 29% higher.
  • Pizza has a higher glycemic index (60) than smoothie (44).

We used Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana types in this comparison.

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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
9
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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +358.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +616.7%
Contains more IronIron +1553.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%

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
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%
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +368.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +75%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1650%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.082mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Smoothie DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 33%
Phosphorus 216mg 31%
Iron 2.48mg 0.15mg 29%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 24.5mg 26%
Sodium 598mg 29mg 25%
Folate 93µg 23%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0g 20%
Protein 11.39g 1.22g 20%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.816mg 19%
Manganese 0.36mg 16%
Fats 9.69g 0g 15%
Calcium 188mg 41mg 15%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 15%
Copper 0.105mg 12%
Zinc 1.34mg 12%
Calories 266kcal 37kcal 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.24µg 8%
Carbs 33.33g 8.16g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 7%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Magnesium 24mg 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 6%
Potassium 172mg 24mg 4%
Choline 16.4mg 3%
Fructose 1g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 7.35g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.082mg 0%
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 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
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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +833.6%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +308.5%
Contains more OtherOther +611.8%
Contains more WaterWater +109.1%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.