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Pizza vs. Submarine sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pizza and submarine sandwich

  • Pizza has more phosphorus, iron, vitamin B12, folate, and vitamin A; however, submarine sandwich is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and vitamin B2.
  • Pizza covers your daily need for phosphorus 15% more than submarine sandwich.
  • Pizza has 3 times more vitamin A than submarine sandwich. While pizza has 69µg of vitamin A, submarine sandwich has only 22µg.
  • Submarine sandwich has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Fast foods, submarine sandwich, cold cut on white bread with lettuce and tomato.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 14% 51% 25% 68% 28% 29% 48% 75% 46% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more IronIron +37%
Contains more CopperCopper +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64%
~equal in Calcium ~171mg
~equal in Sodium ~575mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.354mg
~equal in Selenium ~19.9µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 4.7% 0% 23% 17% 98% 45% 72% 0% 18% 53% 17% 70%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 25% 3% 7.3% 8.2% 86% 62% 81% 33% 47% 28% 11% 50%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +213.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +102.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +13.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +90.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +48.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +40.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +435.7%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +13%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +153.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Submarine sandwich DV% diff.
Phosphorus 216mg 112mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.555mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.203mg 9%
Iron 2.48mg 1.81mg 8%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.22µg 8%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 7.5mg 7%
Folate 93µg 66µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.267mg 6%
Starch 26.95g 15.67g 5%
Vitamin A 69µg 22µg 5%
Carbs 33.33g 20.43g 4%
Fiber 2.3g 1.2g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.343mg 4%
Saturated fat 4.465g 3.554g 4%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.175g 0.104g 4%
Calories 266kcal 213kcal 3%
Cholesterol 17mg 27mg 3%
Potassium 172mg 282mg 3%
Zinc 1.34mg 1.05mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.41mg 3%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 4.323mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 3.716g 3%
Protein 11.39g 10.52g 2%
Calcium 188mg 171mg 2%
Copper 0.105mg 0.084mg 2%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 4.5µg 2%
Choline 16.4mg 29.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 1.927g 2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 1.367g 1.665g 2%
Fats 9.69g 10.04g 1%
Vitamin D* 0 IU 7 IU 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 20mg 1%
Sodium 598mg 575mg 1%
Fructose 1g 1.4g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 4.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 202kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 38g 47g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.96 1.6 N/A
Net carbs 31.03g 19.23g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 3.18g N/A
Manganese 0.36mg 0.354mg 0%
Selenium 19.9µg 19.9µg 0%
Trans fat 0.241g 0.119g N/A
Tryptophan 0.1mg 0%
Threonine 0.41mg 0.331mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0.431mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.752mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0.491mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0.21mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0.431mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0.501mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.004g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 (DHA) 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 (DPA) 0.004g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid) 0g 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid) 0.003g 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid) 0.009g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid) 0.003g 0.048g 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
11% 10% 20% 57% 3%
Protein: 10.52 g
Fats: 10.04 g
Carbs: 20.43 g
Water: 56.51 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +63.1%
Contains more WaterWater +30.9%
~equal in Protein ~10.52g
~equal in Fats ~10.04g

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
39% 40% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.554 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.716 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.927 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +42.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +14.6%

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
83% 7% 7% 2%
Starch: 15.67 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 1.23 g
Fructose: 1.4 g
Lactose: 0.08 g
Maltose: 0.47 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +72%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +425%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +123.4%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +57.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +40%

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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. Submarine sandwich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170696/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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