Do you trust Pizza Hut?
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So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
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I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.8 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?2 -
Not a pizza hut fan, I prefer Domino's. But I generally just follow the per by the slice calorie count on the website (usually only eat pepperoni) and pair it with a homemade salad and fruit. Comes out to a rounded meal for me. I also run...to eats all the pizzas!8
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
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I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.4
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
Could be the very skimpy coverage of pepperoni and how thinly sliced it is?0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.
Ah, wondered if you were a Kiwi too. I really don't know if other countries have dodgy old wooden trig stations on the top of their hills! How are you meant to peak brag if you can't take a photo of the trig to prove you made it up there?? 2 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
Another thought on this, at 2 calories per gram thats about 200 calories, so fits the information pretty closely.0 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.
Ah, wondered if you were a Kiwi too. I really don't know if other countries have dodgy old wooden trig stations on the top of their hills! How are you meant to peak brag if you can't take a photo of the trig to prove you made it up there??
Exactly! And yeah there's every chance that our "deep pan" is about half as thick as the US counterpart. And I know they don't put as much pepperoni. There was a lot of free space around each slice.
Maybe I just trust them. I mean advertising and nutrition laws are pretty strict here, they have to be as advertised or pretty close to it.2 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).
It's just that pita bread alone (the closest bread to pizza dough) is about 275 calories per 100 gram, so if we assume 30 something grams of bread per slice that only leaves 100 calories for toppings. I suppose it could work if you only use 10 grams of pepperoni (50 calories). Okay, now I'm curious. Next time I buy a pizza it will be an 11 inch and I will ruin a slice by scraping off the toppings and weighing them lol. I don't live in the US but I log a generic entry, so maybe my pizza is lower in calories too!
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.
Ah, wondered if you were a Kiwi too. I really don't know if other countries have dodgy old wooden trig stations on the top of their hills! How are you meant to peak brag if you can't take a photo of the trig to prove you made it up there??
Exactly! And yeah there's every chance that our "deep pan" is about half as thick as the US counterpart. And I know they don't put as much pepperoni. There was a lot of free space around each slice.
Maybe I just trust them. I mean advertising and nutrition laws are pretty strict here, they have to be as advertised or pretty close to it.
I would trust it, and it's not like you're eating it every day, so a little bit off won't even make a blip.
Out of curiosity, I had a look at Hell's nutritional info, and yep, their pepperoni pizza is 272 cals per slice. Probably considerably more pepperoni on it than Pizza Hut's. Pro tip for Hell pizza, btw, sprouted seed base shaves ~400 cals off a large pizza (and is delicious).2 -
One of the local pizza places near my house has an opening into the kitchen, and you can see the workers making the pizza.
I got there early for a pickup order one night and ended up watching the cooking. They were weighing all the toppings they used, so if there was nutritional info available, I guess theirs would be pretty accurate. I have not idea if the big chains do this.
Sadly, this place doesn’t have nutrition info available.1 -
Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.
Ah, wondered if you were a Kiwi too. I really don't know if other countries have dodgy old wooden trig stations on the top of their hills! How are you meant to peak brag if you can't take a photo of the trig to prove you made it up there??
Exactly! And yeah there's every chance that our "deep pan" is about half as thick as the US counterpart. And I know they don't put as much pepperoni. There was a lot of free space around each slice.
Maybe I just trust them. I mean advertising and nutrition laws are pretty strict here, they have to be as advertised or pretty close to it.
I would trust it, and it's not like you're eating it every day, so a little bit off won't even make a blip.
Out of curiosity, I had a look at Hell's nutritional info, and yep, their pepperoni pizza is 272 cals per slice. Probably considerably more pepperoni on it than Pizza Hut's. Pro tip for Hell pizza, btw, sprouted seed base shaves ~400 cals off a large pizza (and is delicious).
OMG i love hells!!
I'm off to Wellington this week so I'll be having hells while there!1 -
I don't bother weighing it - I just go by the slice but I have Pizza Hut weekly and still lose lol.4
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Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).Nony_Mouse wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »I would trust it as an approximate. While many people like to say you can't trust restaurant calorie info because maybe they're putting on more toppings than the calorie info is based on, that's not really true. There may be a little variation either way, but if they were actually consistently over by more than a very small amount, it would cut into their profit margin.
Also, this shows that it's actually pretty easy to fit a couple of slices of pizza into your day, or even half a pizza.
Hmmm see now I wonder if this is uncooked weight. So cooked weight would mean more calories.
I decided to split the difference, and logged 1.75 slices. I looked online and a lot of pizza was closer to 180 calories per slice, but this is only an 11 inch pizza which would make a difference.
I have the exercise calories so I'm not over, and this is using purely exercise calories so I'm good what ever I log.
And this is why I run, to eat pizza! And yep easy to work in, if you plan and log haha.
PS love your profile pic, where is that?
No, it will be based on cooked weight.
Profile pic is at the top of Mt Kapakapanui (Kapiti Coast, NZ)
Thought it looked kiwi! I don't th3they have trigs anywhere else do they! Love to see fellow kiwis on here.
Ah, wondered if you were a Kiwi too. I really don't know if other countries have dodgy old wooden trig stations on the top of their hills! How are you meant to peak brag if you can't take a photo of the trig to prove you made it up there??
Exactly! And yeah there's every chance that our "deep pan" is about half as thick as the US counterpart. And I know they don't put as much pepperoni. There was a lot of free space around each slice.
Maybe I just trust them. I mean advertising and nutrition laws are pretty strict here, they have to be as advertised or pretty close to it.
I would trust it, and it's not like you're eating it every day, so a little bit off won't even make a blip.
Out of curiosity, I had a look at Hell's nutritional info, and yep, their pepperoni pizza is 272 cals per slice. Probably considerably more pepperoni on it than Pizza Hut's. Pro tip for Hell pizza, btw, sprouted seed base shaves ~400 cals off a large pizza (and is delicious).
OMG i love hells!!
I'm off to Wellington this week so I'll be having hells while there!
Unfortunately, their website doesn't have the nutritional info for the gluten-free bases. I got them to send me the base info a couple of years ago and then calculated from that. Limbo on sprouted seed base is in the database (that's the only one I did the calculations for), but if you want accurate macro info I can dig out the email from them and send it to you. Otherwise, just subtract 50 cals per slice 1 -
I would say that pizza is not cut into exactly equal slices so weight per slice will be variable. I would just track as it says in the app, it will average out over the times you eat it if that makes sense.2
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sunnysue63 wrote: »I would say that pizza is not cut into exactly equal slices so weight per slice will be variable. I would just track as it says in the app, it will average out over the times you eat it if that makes sense.
She weighed her slices, and logged according to weight, so variable size is a moot point.2 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).
It's just that pita bread alone (the closest bread to pizza dough) is about 275 calories per 100 gram, so if we assume 30 something grams of bread per slice that only leaves 100 calories for toppings. I suppose it could work if you only use 10 grams of pepperoni (50 calories). Okay, now I'm curious. Next time I buy a pizza it will be an 11 inch and I will ruin a slice by scraping off the toppings and weighing them lol. I don't live in the US but I log a generic entry, so maybe my pizza is lower in calories too!
Okay, one disagree is a fluke, 2 is nearly a trend. I wonder what people are disagreeing with, or are they offended I'm planning to do horrible things to my pizza
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amusedmonkey wrote: »Nony_Mouse wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »I have never seen a pepperoni pizza at less than 2 calories per gram, so I don't know. Could they have confused 100 g with the typical slice size (which is usually 70 grams - 72 grams in your case)? Pepperoni pizza is usually closer to 250-280 calories per 100g, so a 72 gram slice would be very close to the mentioned 190 calories.
I would hazard a guess that perhaps NZ Pizza Hut pizzas are less calorific than their US counterparts? The website's nutritional info has cals by both serve/slice, and per 100g (cos that's how we roll here at the bottom of the world).
It's just that pita bread alone (the closest bread to pizza dough) is about 275 calories per 100 gram, so if we assume 30 something grams of bread per slice that only leaves 100 calories for toppings. I suppose it could work if you only use 10 grams of pepperoni (50 calories). Okay, now I'm curious. Next time I buy a pizza it will be an 11 inch and I will ruin a slice by scraping off the toppings and weighing them lol. I don't live in the US but I log a generic entry, so maybe my pizza is lower in calories too!
No idea why people are disagreeing, though I wonder at the size of your Pita bread to get 275 calories!!. Most of ours are around 140 calories for a 45g piece. I gave you a like, mostly because I want to know what the base v topping weight ratio is! And it will be a while before we have pizza again (she says typing this sitting in McDonald's... I only had a burger and a latte, well within my calories haha. Kids are burning off their lunch on the playground)0 -
So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.0 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc4 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.1 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.1 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.
This is about 100g to 100g comparisons. Has nothing to do with portion size.4 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.
This is about 100g to 100g comparisons. Has nothing to do with portion size.
You’re right. I should have explained my thought process better. They’re changing the ratio of things to make it less calorie dense compared to the US counterpart. Plus, I wouldn’t be surprised if their pizza was less greasy as well. That’s what I was getting at about portion, portion of the ingredients. I should have worded that better.1 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.
This is about 100g to 100g comparisons. Has nothing to do with portion size.
You’re right. I should have explained my thought process better. They’re changing the ratio of things to make it less calorie dense compared to the US counterpart. Plus, I wouldn’t be surprised if their pizza was less greasy as well. That’s what I was getting at about portion, portion of the ingredients. I should have worded that better.
Never been to the stated so can't comment there but while our pizza is greasy (it's pizza) it certainly isn't that bad. I would hazard a guess that our sauce/cheese ratio is greater. Also the amount of pepperoni is ridiculous, like about a dozen slices for an 11" pizza...2 -
Not sure if you can tell anything on this, this was a cheese and ham pizza (had it a few weeks ago)1 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.
This is about 100g to 100g comparisons. Has nothing to do with portion size.
You’re right. I should have explained my thought process better. They’re changing the ratio of things to make it less calorie dense compared to the US counterpart. Plus, I wouldn’t be surprised if their pizza was less greasy as well. That’s what I was getting at about portion, portion of the ingredients. I should have worded that better.
Unless it's a big pile of tomato sauce with a few croutons, some grated cheese, and a single wafer thin slice of pepperoni ... I'm not seeing it. It's still 100 g of something, and all the components of a pepperoni pizza other than tomato sauce (i.e., bread base, cheese, and pepperoni) are substantially more than 190 calories per 100 g.
In the U.S., tomato sauce might account for 10% to 15% of the weight of a pizza, if they're fairly heavy handed (by U.S. standards). The match does not work to pull the calories down unless there's a whole lot more tomato sauce on a New Zealand pizza. Or they're putting some other heavy but low-calorie ingredient on it.
I find the 100 g slices suspicious -- just a weirdly even number for a slice to happen to come out to. What is the diameter (or length and width if rectangular) of this pizza? How many slices is is cut into? Would you describe the crust as thin and crispy, hand-tossed, or pan?0 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »So just had pizza for dinner, and I actually weighed my pizza before eating it. I had 2 slices (one regular size, one small) that weighed 93 grams.
According to Pizza Hut, 100 grams of pepperoni Pizza is 190 calories.
So my 2 slices were only 176 calories??
Would you believe that?
For the record, one slice is supposed to be 72 grams, and the small slice I was was the typical tiny slice. So I'd believe that the weights are the cooked weight.
ETA this is where I got the nutrition information. We are talking about a pepperoni pan pizza. Maybe I read it wrong?
https://www.pizzahut.co.nz/nutritional-content
I'm in NZ. I've logged 2 slices at 183 calories per slice. Cause rather guess over than under
What is the source of your "according to Pizza Hut" information?
On their website (in the U.S.), the nutritional information is per slice, but if you click on "more info" you get a pop-up that includes the weight of a slice, and I've looked at a half dozen or so, and 100 g of various types of pepperoni pizza (different crusts) range from about 210 kcal to 240 kcal, and if you get the pepperoni lovers, it's more like 280 kcal per 100 g.
This is the site pizzahut.com took me to when I click on full menu nutrition.
These numbers align with those that show up for Pizza Hut and other brands of pepperoni pizza on the USDA nutrition site.
I included the website with the information in my OP. I'm in NZ.
They provide info per slice and tell you the weight of each slice, and per 100g.
If the US data is 210 - 240 calories per 100g of pizza then my NZ equivalent of 190 calories probably is fairly accurate then given inevitable difference in ratios of topping vs base etc
I VPN'd into NZ to see your nutritional info and you're not lying, that's what the site says. I just... have a hard time believing it. Or that if it's true, that that's pizza. Less than 40 combined grams of fat, protein, and carbs? That means close to 60% water content. Is it basically tomato sauce, with a side of dough and cheese? The US numbers are 291 per 100g, which is a pretty sizeable difference. It's hard for me to imagine what 190 calories per 100g pizza tastes like.
ETA: The US Pizza hut site is saying 260 per 100g, not 290. But that's still a pretty big difference.
The US portion sizes are extremely large compared to other countries. Just look at their soda sizes compared to ours. So it’s no shock that their portion sizes for pizza will be smaller than the US.
This is about 100g to 100g comparisons. Has nothing to do with portion size.
You’re right. I should have explained my thought process better. They’re changing the ratio of things to make it less calorie dense compared to the US counterpart. Plus, I wouldn’t be surprised if their pizza was less greasy as well. That’s what I was getting at about portion, portion of the ingredients. I should have worded that better.
Unless it's a big pile of tomato sauce with a few croutons, some grated cheese, and a single wafer thin slice of pepperoni ... I'm not seeing it. It's still 100 g of something, and all the components of a pepperoni pizza other than tomato sauce (i.e., bread base, cheese, and pepperoni) are substantially more than 190 calories per 100 g.
In the U.S., tomato sauce might account for 10% to 15% of the weight of a pizza, if they're fairly heavy handed (by U.S. standards). The match does not work to pull the calories down unless there's a whole lot more tomato sauce on a New Zealand pizza. Or they're putting some other heavy but low-calorie ingredient on it.
I find the 100 g slices suspicious -- just a weirdly even number for a slice to happen to come out to. What is the diameter (or length and width if rectangular) of this pizza? How many slices is is cut into? Would you describe the crust as thin and crispy, hand-tossed, or pan?
1) Croutons on pizza? WTH?? Like the little bits of oily crunchy herbed bread? On a pizza?? But, this pizza is literally sauce, cheese, and an estimated 12 thin slices of pepperoni (as per OP, in a subsequent post), large is (I think) 11";
2) The slices are NOT 100g, as very clearly stated in previous posts. New Zealand nutritional information is given as both 'per serve' (in this case 1 slice, and they give the average weight of a perfectly cut slice - 72g), and per 100g.
I may have to retract my previous statement about trusting the nutritional info though. Having just looked at it again, the loaded pepperoni pizza (which is double pepperoni and cheese, and possibly more akin to what those in the US are used to) is somehow magically slightly fewer calories than the standard pepperoni. I also don't buy that there can be only a 5 calorie difference between a slice of large and extra large. This article from Consumer NZ has Pizza Hut pepperoni at way higher cals, it's a couple of years old and predates the latest version of the nutritional info on Pizza Hut's website: https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/pizzas2
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