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Pizza vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pizza and yogurt

  • Pizza is higher in vitamin B1, iron, vitamin B3, folate, selenium, manganese, and phosphorus, yet yogurt is higher in vitamin B12.
  • Pizza covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 31% more than yogurt.
  • Pizza contains 40 times more manganese than yogurt. While pizza contains 0.36mg of manganese, yogurt contains only 0.009mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in yogurt is lower.
  • The glycemic index of yogurt is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Fast Food, Pizza Chain, 14" pizza, cheese topping, regular crust and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat.

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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%
Yogurt
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +118.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22%
Contains more IronIron +3442.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +517.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +157.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +60%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +105.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%

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
8
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%
Yogurt
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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 0% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +8200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1595.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1738.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +27%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +42.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +78.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~15.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pizza Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.39mg 0.023mg 31%
Iron 2.48mg 0.07mg 30%
Sodium 598mg 36mg 24%
Vitamin B3 3.825mg 0.208mg 23%
Folate 93µg 7µg 22%
Saturated fat 4.465g 0.117g 20%
Selenium 19.9µg 9.7µg 19%
Manganese 0.36mg 0.009mg 15%
Fats 9.69g 0.39g 14%
Vitamin B12 0.42µg 0.75µg 14%
Phosphorus 216mg 135mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.681g 0.012g 11%
Starch 26.95g 11%
Calories 266kcal 59kcal 10%
Copper 0.105mg 0.017mg 10%
Carbs 33.33g 3.6g 10%
Fiber 2.3g 0g 9%
Calcium 188mg 110mg 8%
Vitamin A 69µg 1µg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.331mg 7%
Zinc 1.34mg 0.52mg 7%
Vitamin K 6.7µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.195mg 0.278mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.608g 0.053g 6%
Vitamin E 0.83mg 0.01mg 5%
Cholesterol 17mg 5mg 4%
Magnesium 24mg 11mg 3%
Protein 11.39g 10.19g 2%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 1g 0g 1%
Potassium 172mg 141mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.063mg 1%
Net carbs 31.03g 3.6g N/A
Sugar 3.58g 3.24g N/A
Trans fat 0.241g 0.006g N/A
Choline 16.4mg 15.1mg 0%
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 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.175g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.367g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
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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
Yogurt
1
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2384.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +825.8%
Contains more OtherOther +236.1%
Contains more WaterWater +97.1%

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
Yogurt
1
64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4820.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +13908.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.4%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pizza
5
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
Yogurt
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78% 22%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 2.54 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0.7 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more LactoseLactose +504.8%
Contains more GalactoseGalactose +438.5%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.