Pizza vs. Sweet roll — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between pizza and sweet roll

Pizza is higher in phosphorus, vitamin B12, calcium, iron, vitamin B3, and zinc, yet sweet roll is higher in vitamin E.
Pizza covers your daily phosphorus needs 20% more than sweet roll.
Pizza contains 3 times more vitamin B12 than sweet roll. While pizza contains 0.42µg of vitamin B12, sweet roll contains only 0.14µg.
The amount of sodium in sweet roll is lower.
The glycemic index of sweet roll is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Sweet rolls, cinnamon, commercially prepared with raisins.

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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

Sweet roll

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+41.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+161.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+55%
Contains more IronIron	+55%
Contains more CopperCopper	+19.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+184.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.1%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-49.2%

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

Sweet roll

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+52.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+29.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+139.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+151.8%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	7.473g	39%
Phosphorus	216mg	76mg	20%
Cholesterol	17mg	66mg	16%
Sodium	598mg	304mg	13%
Calcium	188mg	72mg	12%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.14µg	12%
Iron	2.48mg	1.6mg	11%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Protein	11.39g	6.2g	10%
Fats	9.69g	16.4g	10%
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	2.384mg	9%
Vitamin B5		0.406mg	8%
Vitamin E	0.83mg	1.99mg	8%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.59mg	7%
Saturated fat	4.465g	3.079g	6%
Carbs	33.33g	50.9g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.324mg	6%
Selenium	19.9µg	17µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.265mg	5%
Calories	266kcal	372kcal	5%
Choline	16.4mg	41.3mg	5%
Folate	93µg	72µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	4.797g	5%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.3mg	3%
Vitamin K	6.7µg	4.4µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.107mg	2%
Magnesium	24mg	17mg	2%
Potassium	172mg	111mg	2%
Copper	0.105mg	0.088mg	2%
Vitamin A	69µg	62µg	1%
Fructose	1g		1%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	2mg	1%
Net carbs	31.03g	48.5g	N/A
Sugar	3.58g	31.73g	N/A
Fiber	2.3g	2.4g	0%
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.074mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.259mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	0.458mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	0.243mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.3mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	0.291mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.145mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.004g	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