Pizza vs. Tuna salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pizza and tuna salad?

Pizza is higher in vitamin B1, folate, iron, calcium, manganese, and vitamin B2; however, tuna salad is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B3.
Tuna salad's daily need coverage for selenium is 39% more.
Tuna salad contains 13 times less vitamin B1 than pizza. Pizza contains 0.39mg of vitamin B1, while tuna salad contains 0.031mg.
Tuna salad has less saturated fat.

We used Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Fish, tuna salad 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.

Pizza

Tuna salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1005.9%
Contains more IronIron	+148%
Contains more ZincZinc	+139.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+800%

Contains more CopperCopper	+38.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+107%

~equal in Potassium ~178mg

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

Tuna salad

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+187.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1158.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+178.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1062.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+185.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.081mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	19.9µg	41.2µg	39%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	1.2µg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.39mg	0.031mg	30%
Folate	93µg	8µg	21%
Iron	2.48mg	1mg	19%
Vitamin B3	3.825mg	6.7mg	18%
Calcium	188mg	17mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.681g	4.122g	16%
Manganese	0.36mg	0.04mg	14%
Saturated fat	4.465g	1.544g	13%
Starch	26.95g		11%
Vitamin B2	0.195mg	0.07mg	10%
Protein	11.39g	16.04g	9%
Fiber	2.3g	0g	9%
Sodium	598mg	402mg	9%
Carbs	33.33g	9.41g	8%
Zinc	1.34mg	0.56mg	7%
Vitamin K	6.7µg		6%
Vitamin E	0.83mg		6%
Vitamin B5		0.26mg	5%
Phosphorus	216mg	178mg	5%
Vitamin A	69µg	24µg	5%
Calories	266kcal	187kcal	4%
Copper	0.105mg	0.145mg	4%
Choline	16.4mg		3%
Magnesium	24mg	19mg	1%
Cholesterol	17mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin C	1.4mg	2.2mg	1%
Fructose	1g		1%
Fats	9.69g	9.26g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.608g	2.887g	1%
Net carbs	31.03g	9.41g	N/A
Potassium	172mg	178mg	0%
Sugar	3.58g		N/A
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.081mg	0%
Trans fat	0.241g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.18mg	0%
Threonine	0.41mg	0.701mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.739mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	1.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.77mg	1.457mg	0%
Methionine	0.264mg	0.47mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.664mg	0.626mg	0%
Valine	0.72mg	0.824mg	0%
Histidine	0.355mg	0.467mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.055g	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