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Facts About Round Table Pizza Nutritional Values

Everyone likes a good slice of pizza. Each person has his or her own personal preference of how the pizza should be baked. Some people like thin crusts, as in New York-style pizza. Some prefer thick crusts, as in Chicago-style pizza. Round Table Pizza has its own style of baking, and its own fans.

  1. How the Restaurant Began

    • The chain of Round Table pizzerias was started in 1959 in Menlo Park, Calif., by William R. Larson Sr. (1933-2006). Round Table franchised to the western United States and is headquartered in Concord, Calif.

    Round Table Has King Arthur's Theme

    • Round Table has different pizzas themed after King Arthur's court. The parlors have a medieval ambiance and everything is named after the characters and places in the story of King Arthur. For example, there is a pizza on the menu called Guinevere's Garden Delight On Skinny Crust.

    Pizza Has Carbs

    • Round Table Pizzas have their own style of crust. There is a large pizza with a twisted pepperoni crust. It has diced plum tomatoes, red onions and three kinds of pepperonis. Pepperoni isn't the best meat for someone watching his diet, but it does offer some protein. Round Table has many varieties of vegetable pizza. Every slice contains 29 grams of carbohydrates and 1 gram of dietary fiber.

    Pizza Has Lycopene and Carotene

    • Tomatoes have lycopene and vitamin C. Lycopene is a red-pigmented, carbon-hydrogen chemical nutrient with carotene, an orange-red hydrocarbon pigment that converts to vitamin A. Every slice of pizza has 4 percent of the daily recommended value of this vitamin. Vitamin A is good for the eyes, prevents night blindness and its derivatives treat acne.

    Pizza Has Vitamins C and D

    • Pizza has vitamins C and D.

    Pizza Has Calcium & Not So Much Calories

    • Calcium is a silver-white metallic element that helps vitamin D build bones, helps muscles contract and aids vitamin B12 in absorption. Each slice contains 10 percent of the daily recommended value of vitamin D. Each slice of the barbecue chicken pizza has 280 calories, and 110 of those calories are from fat, which is 12 grams. Each slice has 5 grams of saturated fat, 20 grams of cholesterol and 710 grams of sodium. This pizza is not for a low-sodium dieter.

      You can find nutritional info on all Round Table pizzas on the company website.

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