Is there any reason to believe that take and bake pizza has less fat and calories then the kind delivered hot to your door?
So how does Domino's stack up to Pizza Hut and Papa John's in terms of fat and calories? Let's take a closer look at a few of the more popular pizza flavors and find out.
(note: all nutritional information has been taken from Pizza Hut, Dominos, Papa John's and Papa Murphy's websites. Is it accurate? We don't know, we just assume they tell the truth.)
Cheese Pizza
Serving Size =
1 slice from a 14" (large) pie, thin crust
Pizza Hut |
Dominos |
Papa Johns |
Papa Murphy's (original crust) |
Papa Murphy's (deLITE® crust) |
|
| Calories | 260 |
180 |
220 |
250 |
140 |
| Total Fat | 11 |
10 |
12 |
10 |
7 |
| Saturated Fat | 6 |
3.5 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
| Trans Fat | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carbohydrates | 29 |
19 |
21 |
27 |
13 |
| Protein | 12 |
7 |
9 |
12 |
8 |
Papa Murphys nutrition falls right in line with the rest of the gang in terms of fat and calories with it's cheese pizza on the original crust. If you go with the deLITE® pizza, you'll get a break on the fat and calories.The deLITE® crust is thin and crispy and geared to those watching their waistline.
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Next we took each of the pizza restaurants "supreme-type" pizza which comes with a couple different meats and veggies (toppings may vary
on each pizza). All include cheese and hand tossed or original crust.
Supreme Pizza (or similar)
Serving size = 1 slice from 14" (large) pizza, original crust
Pizza Hut Supreme |
Dominos Deluxe Feast |
Papa Johns The Works |
Papa Murphy's Cowboy Pizza |
|
| Calories | 380 |
290 |
330 |
320 |
| Total Fat | 17 |
12.5 |
11 |
16 |
| Saturated Fat | 8 |
4.5 |
6 |
8 |
| Trans Fat | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carbohydrates | 39 |
35 |
39 |
29 |
| Protein | 16 |
16 |
14 |
16 |
Papa Murphys nutrition is up there near Pizza Hut in terms of fat and calories. Our theory of take and bake pizza having less fat and calories is looking to be wrong.
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Okay, let's look at one more...the classic Pepperoni and Cheese pizza.
Pepperoni & Cheese Pizza
Serving size = 1 slice from 14" (large) pizza, original crust
Pizza Hut |
Dominos |
Papa Johns |
Papa Murphy's |
|
| Calories | 340 |
290 |
310 |
290 |
| Total Fat | 15 |
12.5 |
13 |
14 |
| Saturated Fat | 7 |
4.5 |
4 |
7 |
| Trans Fat | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Carbohydrates | 37 |
34 |
38 |
29 |
| Protein | 14 |
12 |
13 |
16 |
It looks like take and bake pizza isn't going to save you on fat and calories just because you bake it yourself. Sorry to disappoint! Papa Murphys nutrition is again right up there with the rest...and again a little high on the saturated fat.
Doesn't stop us here at CompletelyPizza.com's HQ from diving in to a Papa Murphy's stuffed crust pizza from time to time.
Everything in moderation, right?
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