Dough hydration is the amount of water compared to flour in the dough, expressed in percentages, e. With a higher hydration dough, the amount of flour is going to be lower.
In the table below you can see how the calorie content differs at different hydration levels for a lean dough at g:. If you want the recipe, check out my easy to follow authentic Neapolitan recipe here. Pizza Margherita only uses the lean pizza dough, with tomato sauce and mozzarellas cheese, in addition to a few leaves of basil. A splash of extra virgin olive oil also sometimes added, to the pizza.
The easiest way to reduce the calories of homemade pizza is to use a lean dough, increase the hydration of the dough, use low-fat cheese and pizza sauce, and avoid too many calorie-dense toppings. Fat is the highest calorie ingredient, at kcal per g. The reason is that oil transfers heat very well. And Neapolitan-style pizza is baked at a high temperature.
This will lead to a burnt crust very quickly. You, therefore, want to use a lean dough for Neapolitan-style pizza. If you make Neapolitan-style pizza at home with a lean dough, you want to bake it as hot as possible.
I recommend using a pizza stone or pizza steel , in combination with cranking the oven to the hottest setting. Another thing you can do is to increase the hydration of your homemade pizza dough. Eating pizza is only a problem if you have it very regularly. But even so, here are the nutrients and calories in these healthier alternatives to pizza dough bases.
As a general guide, here is a breakdown of the recommended Dietary Reference Intake, produced by the Institute of Medicine. These are the specific nutrients and minerals that you should be eating every day and how much of them. For further comparison, there are around calories in the average pizza dough. This will, of course, vary depending on the size of the pizza.
Here is the nutritional breakdown for a 50g of pizza dough:. Carbohydrates, bread especially, have long been demonized. Carbohydrates should be an integral part of your diet. It is from carbohydrates that we draw so much of our energy. But, with all that said, you can still make a small change by swapping out the pizza base. Here are a few alternative bases you can try out. This is a very popular alternative. Tortillas crisp up when cooked, so they are almost like the traditional thin and crispy pizza base which originated in Naples.
This is, however, one of the best options when it comes to creating a healthier version of a Neapolitan pizza. Tortillas are super easy to find or even make yourself. Tortillas can be cooked, covered in sauce and other toppings, and then returned to the oven. Tortilla base pizzas are also much quicker to make and cook. Tortilla bases are better suited for standard kitchen ovens. The extremely high heat of a pizza oven can burn the tortilla or make it overly crispy.
In the average flour tortilla, there are around 40 calories. So there are a lot fewer calories in a tortilla than in a white wheat pizza base. Here is the specific nutrient breakdown:. As you can see, a tortilla base has the fewest calories of all the alternatives and the traditional white wheat pizza base.
This is partly because it is so thin. Compared to many other pizza base options, a tortilla also has much fewer carbohydrates. This nutritional information is for a standard white wheat tortilla. To make this even more nutritious, you can use a whole wheat tortilla or corn instead. And there will be much fewer calories in a corn tortilla. Overall, a tortilla, whether white, whole wheat, or corn, is likely the closest to a traditional pizza base.
If you enjoy a very thin and crispy pizza then absolutely give this a try. You might even prefer it. Think of this almost as an open quesadilla but with some extra ingredients inside.
For a time, cauliflower became the go-to carb alternative. Somewhere between zucchini linguini ending and cabbage noodles beginning, cauliflower rice and dough became popular. This is mostly because cauliflower can crisp up well.
It does, however, have a strong taste. But, they have a good nutritional value and are low in calories.
The number of calories in a pizza base will, of course, depend on the size of the pizza itself. So, you can always just have a smaller pizza. The number of calories in a medium-sized cauliflower pizza base will be around This is pretty low. Especially in comparison to a white flour pizza base. Calories are a useful indicator of how filling your food will be. A chip has fewer calories than an apple.
But we know that an apple is a more nutritious choice. So, what nutrients will a cauliflower base actually provide for you? As you can see, a cauliflower base has slightly more nutritional value than a dough base. Unsurprisingly, there is a huge difference in the number of carbohydrates. One of the best ways to improve your nutritional intake without massively changing your diet is to introduce whole wheat. Swapping your standard white bread and pasta for whole wheat will barely make a difference when it comes to taste.
Not bad! Ahhh I love garlic! Being essentially bread with toppings, the carbs in Neapolitan pizza are quite high. Although I mainly focused on the calorie count in this article, I have made note of the carbs. For people trying to limit their carbs or those on a low carb diet, the carbs in Neapolitan pizza is going to be very important.
After doing a quick calculation based on the amount of flour in a pizza g , there are around g of carbs in a Neapolitan Margherita pizza. As we can see, essentially all the carbs come from the dough. Other than by eating less! At least if you are having Neapolitan pizza whilst on a low carb diet you can eat the cheese! Since there are very few carbs in cheese.
Carbs in most types of Neapolitan pizza are going to be similar. The toppings contain such a small fraction of the carbs compared to the dough.
Even pepperoni contains very few carbs. The healthiness of a pizza depends largely on its toppings. Of course, no pizza is so healthy that you want want to eat it all the time. You can treat yourself to a Marina or a Cosacca pizza and consume less than calories. In my personal, unprofessional opinion, Neapolitan pizza eaten once a week is fine. It tastes incredible! Or I thought! In the last few years I've been on a quest to find the perfect pizza.
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Knowing this should be the rule for every eater, so demand quality but also keep the calories in check! Grazi mille! Thank you for this information!! I am losing weight and being careful with what I eat, and now I know I can still enjoy an outing with friends to our favourite pizzeria.
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