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Pizza vs. Spinach — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pizza and spinach?

  • Pizza is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12; however, spinach is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, and manganese.
  • Spinach's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 406% more.
  • Spinach has less saturated fat.
  • Spinach has a lower glycemic index (32) than pizza (60).

We used Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
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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 62% 41% 41% 134% 58% 21% 24% 9.1% 122% 8.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +38.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +76.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +285.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1226.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +262.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +170.9%
Contains more IronIron +44%
Contains more CopperCopper +65.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +159.7%

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.
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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 33% 175% 42% 0% 24% 54% 9.2% 8.7% 56% 0% 1234% 110% 11%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +310.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +680.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +659.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +21%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7267.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +57%
Contains more CholineCholine +20.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Spinach DV% diff.
Vitamin K 6.7µg 493.6µg 406%
Vitamin A 69µg 524µg 51%
Selenium 19.9µg 1.5µg 33%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.095mg 25%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.935mg 25%
Phosphorus 216mg 56mg 23%
Sodium 598mg 70mg 23%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.49mg 21%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0.043g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0µg 18%
Protein 11.39g 2.97g 17%
Fats 9.69g 0.26g 15%
Magnesium 24mg 87mg 15%
Iron 2.48mg 3.57mg 14%
Folate 93µg 146µg 13%
Calories 266kcal 23kcal 12%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.242mg 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Carbs 33.33g 3.75g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.109g 10%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 9.8mg 9%
Potassium 172mg 466mg 9%
Copper 0.105mg 0.174mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 2.08mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.006g 7%
Cholesterol 17mg 0mg 6%
Calcium 188mg 136mg 5%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.76mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.236mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.145mg 3%
Fructose 1g 1%
Choline 16.4mg 19.7mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 1.35g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 0.43g N/A
Fiber 2.3g 2.4g 0%
Trans fat 0.241g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.04mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.127mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.152mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.231mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.182mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.055mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.134mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.168mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.066mg 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
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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
3% 4% 91% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.26 g
Carbs: 3.75 g
Water: 91.21 g
Other: 1.81 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +283.5%
Contains more FatsFats +3626.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +788.8%
Contains more OtherOther +33.7%
Contains more WaterWater +111.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
27% 4% 69%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.043 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.109 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +43366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1442.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99%

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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. Spinach - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168463/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.