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Pizza vs. Spätzle — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pizza and spätzle different?

  • Pizza has more vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2 than spätzle.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pizza is 30% higher.
  • Pizza contains 16 times more calcium than spätzle. While pizza contains 188mg of calcium, spätzle contains only 12mg.
  • Spätzle has less saturated fat.

Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Noodles, egg, cooked, unenriched, with added salt are the varieties used 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 15% 3.6% 3.4% 23% 33% 18% 33% 22% 41% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1466.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +352.6%
Contains more IronIron +313.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +106.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +184.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +20.1%
~equal in Copper ~0.098mg

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
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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 0% 2% 3.4% 0% 7.5% 4.6% 7.5% 16% 11% 11% 0% 5.3% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +388.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +875%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +856.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1228.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Spätzle DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.03mg 30%
Iron 2.48mg 0.6mg 24%
Folate 93µg 7µg 22%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.4mg 21%
Phosphorus 216mg 76mg 20%
Sodium 598mg 165mg 19%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0.419g 18%
Calcium 188mg 12mg 18%
Protein 11.39g 4.54g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.09µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.02mg 13%
Fats 9.69g 2.07g 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.552g 8%
Selenium 19.9µg 23.9µg 7%
Vitamin A 69µg 6µg 7%
Calories 266kcal 138kcal 6%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.65mg 6%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.263mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.581g 5%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.17mg 4%
Potassium 172mg 38mg 4%
Cholesterol 17mg 29mg 4%
Fiber 2.3g 1.2g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.046mg 3%
Carbs 33.33g 25.16g 3%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.315mg 2%
Choline 16.4mg 25.7mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1g 0g 1%
Magnesium 24mg 21mg 1%
Copper 0.105mg 0.098mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 23.96g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 0.4g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0.029g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.138mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.19mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.365mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.137mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.086mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.24mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.121mg 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
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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
5% 2% 25% 68%
Protein: 4.54 g
Fats: 2.07 g
Carbs: 25.16 g
Water: 67.73 g
Other: 0.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +150.9%
Contains more FatsFats +368.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.5%
Contains more OtherOther +384%
Contains more WaterWater +56.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
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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% 37% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.419 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.581 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.552 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +348.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +204.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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88% 3% 3% 3%
Starch: 26.95 g
Sucrose: 0.2 g
Glucose: 0.78 g
Fructose: 1 g
Lactose: 0.42 g
Maltose: 1.05 g
Galactose: 0.13 g
10% 17% 73%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.04 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.3 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +400%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1014.3%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +250%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%

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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. Spätzle - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169762/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.