Nutritional Needs Analysis

Introduction

Debonairs Pizza is proud to announce the nutritional analysis of our menu. It was analyzed by a SANAS (The South African National Accreditation System) Accredited laboratory, and we have reason to be proud! This is what we found…

Click on a thumbnail below to view the Nutrional Analysis of Debonairs Pizza meals.

Classic Pizzas Favourite Pizzas Something Special Pizzas Side Orders Subs

Energy

All energy required by the body must be supplied by food and beverage intake. Recommended energy intakes vary according to gender, age and activity.

Total food energy intake should allow for healthy growth and development, the body's many functions and healthy physical activity.

Carbohydrates, proteins and fats are all energy giving nutrients. Over half of our energy should come from carbohydrate. Our bodies also need protein and energy from fat for good health.

The unit for measuring energy is a kilojoule (kJ) or kilocalorie (kcal). At Debonairs Pizza these menu items are excellent sources of energy.

‘High in Energy*’ At least 950 kilojoules(kJ) in 100g of food

All Subs Cheese & Garlic Bread Mexican Fiesta – Halaal Meaty filla – Generic Meaty filla – Halaal Chicken & Mushroom Crammed crust mixed grill – Generic Crammed crust mixed grill – Halaal Meat feast – Generic Meat feast – Halaal Something meaty – Halaal Hawaiian – Generic Hawaiian - Halaal Margherita Tikka chicken Regina - Generic Regina – Halaal Four seasons - Generic Four seasons – Halaal Club – Generic Club – Halaal Spare rib - Generic only Cheezy salami -Halaal only Cheezy pepperoni - Generic only

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates are our bodies preferred source of energy. All Debonairs pizzas and subs are high in carbohydrates.  

Fibre

Dietary Fibre (also referred to as roughage), generally of plant origin, is an essential part of any diet. It adds bulk to foods, slows down your digestion and helps you feel nice and full. It also helps keep your tummy healthy and helps keep you regular. Foods rich in fibre usually require a bit more chewing and contribute to satiation and promote dental health.

All Debonairs Pizzas and most of the subs offer you a source of fibre*. Check it out – if it has three or more grams of fibre for every 100g of food, it’s a good source of fibre.

TIP: load you pizza or sub with more veggies and further boost the fibre content of your meal.

Protein

Proteins are made up of amino acids their function is to help build, maintain and repair the body tissues. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of enzymes, hormones, proteins, and body tissues.

Food sources of proteins include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, cheese, yoghurt, soya, legumes (e.g. dried beans, lentils and chickpeas), seeds and nuts. Grain products and many vegetables also supply small amounts of protein.

All protein is made up of amino acids. The body needs 22 amino acids of which 8 are essential, i.e. they cannot be manufactured by the body and need to be taken in through the diet.

Protein quality depends on the amount of essential amino acids a food contains. Animal foods (e.g. fish, poultry, meat, egg, milk) are high quality proteins and contain all the essential amino acids. While all plant foods, except for soya, are incomplete proteins as they lack sufficient amounts of one or more of the essential amino acids. If two incomplete proteins are properly combined, called complementary proteins, they can make up a complete protein.

At Debonairs Pizza the potato wedges, Vegetarian sub and Sweet and Sour Chicken pizza are good sources of protein. For a food to be high in protein it must contain more than 10g of protein for every 100g of Debonair’s food - Our chicken wings, cheese & garlic bread and all our other pizzas and subs are high* in protein.

Fat

Fat is a concentrated source of energy. 

Fats have various functions in the body:

• It protects the body’s organs and nerves from injury by holding them in position
• For insulation and helping to maintain body temperature
• Supplies the essential fat-soluble vitamins: A, D, E, & K 
• Transport and absorption of fat soluble vitamins
• Delays the emptying time of the stomach
• Adds to the taste and palatability of the diet

There are different types of fats:

1. Poly-unsaturated fats
   A healthy unsaturated fat that is found primarily in plant foods. Found in, e.g. sunflower oil, grapeseed oil, nuts, seeds. 
2. Monounsaturated fats 
   A healthy unsaturated fat that is found primarily in plant foods. They are usually liquid at room temperature. They are mostly found in olives, nuts and avocados.
3. Saturated fats 
   A saturated fat is usually solid at room temperature. Found in greatest amounts in foods from animals, such as fatty meat, poultry with the skin, full cream dairy products. It can increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, which may increase your risk of heart disease. 
   
   Healthy eating advice promotes the reduction of these fats. 
   
4. Trans fats 
   Trans fats have been associated with an increase in bad cholesterol and a simultaneous decrease in good cholesterol in the human body. Because of this, food manufacturers have worked to lower trans fats found in foods. All Debonairs Pizza menu items are free of trans fats 
   
   Why that matters? 
   Fats formed when food manufacturers add hydrogen atoms to unsaturated fats to make them more saturated, more solid, and shelf-stable (hydrogenated fats). You can also make your own trans fat (in small amounts) by repeatedly re-heating cooking oil. This raises your body’s bad cholesterol and lowers the good cholesterol. 
   
5. Cholesterol 
   Cholesterol is a substance normally made by the body, but also found in foods from animal sources, like meat, eggs, and butter. 
   

Saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol in the food you eat make your blood cholesterol level go up. Your blood cholesterol level has a lot to do with your chances of getting heart disease. 

These Debonairs Pizza menu items are low* in cholesterol and contain less than 20mg of cholesterol for every 100g of food:

• Side Orders:
  Potato wedges 
• Debonairs Pizza Subs:
  Chicken & Mushroom, Sweet & Sour, Tikka Chicken, Vegetarian
  
• Debonairs Pizzas
  Hawaiian (Halaal), Vegetarian, Four Seasons