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Pizza vs. Water — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pizza and water

  • Water contains less iron, phosphorus, calcium, manganese, zinc, copper, fiber, magnesium, and potassium than pizza.
  • Pizza's daily need coverage for iron is 31% higher.
  • The amount of sodium in water is lower.
  • Water has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of water is 0, while the glycemic index of pizza is 60.

The food types used in this comparison are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Beverages, water, tap, well.

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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
9
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%
Water
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 0.71% 0.9% 0% 0% 5.3% 0.27% 0% 0.65% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +6166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +556.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +13300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.2%

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
11
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%
Water
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Water DV% diff.
Selenium 19.9µg 36%
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 33%
Phosphorus 216mg 0mg 31%
Iron 2.48mg 0mg 31%
Sodium 598mg 5mg 26%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 24%
Folate 93µg 23%
Protein 11.39g 0g 23%
Saturated fat 4.465g 20%
Calcium 188mg 3mg 19%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 18%
Manganese 0.36mg 0mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 15%
Fats 9.69g 0g 15%
Calories 266kcal 0kcal 13%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.01mg 12%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Carbs 33.33g 0g 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 11%
Copper 0.105mg 0.016mg 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Vitamin A 69µg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 7%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 6%
Cholesterol 17mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 6%
Potassium 172mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 24mg 1mg 5%
Choline 16.4mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Fructose 1g 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.58g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0g N/A
Threonine 0.41mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0%
Lysine 0.77mg 0%
Methionine 0.264mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.664mg 0%
Valine 0.72mg 0%
Histidine 0.355mg 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
Pizza
4
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
Water
1
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 99.9 g
Other: 0.1 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +2320%
Contains more WaterWater +131.4%

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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. Water - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175096/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.